The Most Serene Republic of Skatt is a very large, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working, democratic population of 406 million Skattians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Public Transport. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.2%.

The very strong Skattian economy, worth 25.5 trillion rupees a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 62,728 rupees, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 229,318 per year while the poor average 12,171, a ratio of 18.8 to 1.

Raccoons are plump and satiated. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Skatt's national animal is the skattimal, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Skatt is ranked 249,005^th in the world and 5^th in Scammington for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -5.48 on the Clooney Contribution Index.