The Dictatorship of Szei is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Uszelot Riszei with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete lack of prisons, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 2.683 billion Szeians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Usze. The average income tax rate is 94.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Szeian economy, worth 770 trillion Swes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 287,137 Swes, with the richest citizens earning 7.7 times as much as the poorest.

Schoolchildren must pass a six-month Ethics and Safety Committee Assessment before they are allowed to mix baking soda and vinegar, state officials tend to disappear after they forget to salute Uszelot Riszei's portrait, bereaved families are assigned a new housemate the day after the funeral, and Szeians must literally pay their respects to hear from their political representatives. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Szei's national animal is the Octopus, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Szeiruchism.

Szei is ranked 311,323^rd in the world and 16^th in The Axis of Evil for Least Corrupt Governments, with 2.4 percentage of bribes refused.