The Republic of Smartyants is a small, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 29 million Smartyantsians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 11.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Smartyantsian economy, worth 1.61 trillion Einsteins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 55,440 Einsteins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, gossip magazines have pictures of Leader sunbathing on the beach with political rivals, incarcerated crime lords manage their empires from massage tables, and gangs of political bullies tell minority voices to "shut up because we say so". Crime is almost non-existent. Smartyants's national animal is the Chimpanzee, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Smartyants is ranked 26,090^th in the world and 2^nd in Koala worshers for Safest, scoring 110.66 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.