The Confederacy of Symalith is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its fear of technology. The democratic population of 700 million Symalithians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 30.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Symalithian economy, worth 14.8 trillion dresyans a year, is quite specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 21,116 dresyans, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Propaganda and Partisanship 101 is a required class all political candidates must pass before being nominated by their chosen party, flatulent people are left to die of cancer at the end of hospital waiting lists, Symalith has designated Symalith City as its capital city, and inheritance tax has recently been abolished. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Symalith's national animal is the swan, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Symalith is ranked 286,747^th in the world and 493^rd in Starlight for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides, with 1.33 Rich To Poor Income Ratio.