The Republic of Smithiscia is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by Prime Minister Squirrelman with a fair hand, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 814 million Smithiscians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Écureuilville. The average income tax rate is 72.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Smithiscian economy, worth 91.0 trillion Bonks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 111,804 Bonks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

"Mad Max: Returning Again to Barrydrome" is this year's unexpected summer blockbuster, debates on whether toilet seats should be left up or down are increasingly commonplace, birdsong in the mountains has to be loud enough to drown out nearby jackhammers, and kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Smithiscia's national animal is the Squirrel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Smithiscia is ranked 9,591^st in the world and 5^th in Highspellia for Safest, scoring 120.06 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.