The Free Land of Smeagol is a mammoth, efficient nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, compulsory gun ownership, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 9.111 billion Smeagolians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Welfare, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.9%.

The thriving Smeagolian economy, worth 599 trillion Rings a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Retail, and Tourism. Average income is 65,797 Rings, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 196,510 per year while the poor average 17,240, a ratio of 11.4 to 1.

Odysseying merchant sailors swear that they've heard sirens in the western seas, the country is rumored to be a Brancalandian puppet state, citizens are arrested for naturally producing proteins, and soldiers with colourful mohawks make themselves perfect targets for snipers. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Smeagol's national animal is the Raw Meat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Smeagol is ranked 127,459^th in the world and 7^th in Ennor for Smartest Citizens, with 32.73 quips per hour.