The Republic of Smieda is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, avant-garde cinema, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 271 million Smiedans 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 tiny government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Administration, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. The average income tax rate is 6.3%.

The thriving Smiedan economy, worth 20.2 trillion Smiedan Marks a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Soda Sales, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 74,401 Smiedan Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Businesses have become paranoid as waves of lawsuits sweep the nation, blind dates tend to result in bruised shins, only the rich can afford the latest medical innovations, and businesses often fire workers in favour of cheaper automatic systems. Crime is well under control. Smieda's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Smieda is ranked 78,525^th in the world and 15^th in Capitalist Libertarian Freedom Region for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 100 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.