The Democratic Socialist States of Sirian is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by President of Sirian with an even hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, sprawling nuclear power plants, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 29.151 billion Sirianians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sirian River Valley. The average income tax rate is 79.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Sirianian economy, worth an astonishing 10,106 trillion Euros a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 346,694 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs, TV coverage of music festivals consists mostly of backstage interviews, the government is funneling billions into Cape Sirian following the shuttle crash, and elected officials often serve for decades in a single term. Crime is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Sirian's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is a major religion.

Sirian is ranked 332,867^th in the world and 617^th in Aeternum for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -48.19 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.