The Constitutional Monarchy of SPHRANTZES is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Constantine XII Paleologos Dragases with a fair hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, national health service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 14.221 billion SPHRANTZESians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lynx. The average income tax rate is 95.9%.

The frighteningly efficient SPHRANTZESian economy, worth a remarkable 3,324 trillion LEI a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 233,792 LEI, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Nothing in life is promised except death and government support, children asking questions about science are referred to relevant sections in religious texts, civil servants refuse to enforce government regulations for fear of wider economic impact, and there has been a series of riots between local cannibals and health food advocates. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SPHRANTZES's national animal is the Lynx, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Byzantyne Orthodox.

SPHRANTZES is ranked 12,346^th in the world and 2^nd in THE W0RLD for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 4,091.57 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.