The Free Land of Skype Tortoise is a massive, pleasant nation, remarkable for its burgeoning tortoise population. The hard-working population of 1.452 billion Skype Users have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 18.7%.

The Skype Userine economy, worth 63.6 trillion Skype emoticons a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 43,800 Skype emoticons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Skype Tortoise's national animal is the tortoise, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Skype Tortoise is ranked 223,607^th in the world and 2^nd in Fanned Turtles for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 18.7 Effective Tax Rate.