The Armed States of Skalliad is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by the 27th President William Shepard with a fair hand, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, daily referendums, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 809 million Skalliadians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, corrupt, outspoken government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Administration, and Education are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Skallia. The average income tax rate is 64.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Skalliadian economy, worth 138 trillion AS dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 170,891 AS dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting, stylish juvenile delinquents are highly overrepresented in fatal motorcycle accidents, dubiously qualified Skandilundian barristers keep referring to laws as 'government guidelines', and sometimes a whole prison wing will house a single prisoner. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Skalliad's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Skalliad is ranked 12,607^th in the world and 264^th in Europe for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 11,417.58 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.