The Free Land of Svobodala is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Ascanius Veritas with a fair hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, complete lack of prisons, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 2.141 billion Svobodalish hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Svobodala City. The average income tax rate is 65.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Svobese economy, worth 285 trillion Shells a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 133,145 Shells, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The blood, sweat, and tears of poor Svobodalish make research institutes rich, libraries are replacing history books and classic novels with technical manuals and trades directories to match the nation's changing demands, most ambassadors from Svobodala retire only a few years after being appointed, and the parliament doubled in size recently. Crime is totally unknown. Svobodala's national animal is the Kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Svobese paganism.

Svobodala is ranked 4,962^nd in the world and 219^th in Lazarus for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 60.27 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.