The United Commonwealths of Scytharum is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Romanus II with an even hand, and renowned for its parental licensing program, sprawling nuclear power plants, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 6.152 billion Scythians 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 relatively small government is primarily concerned with Industry, although Healthcare, Education, and Defense are also considered important, while Social Policy receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aureus. The average income tax rate is 31.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Scythian economy, worth 986 trillion Aurums a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 160,287 Aurums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Atheistic refugees haven't got a prayer of being granted asylum, rare steaks seem even bluer now, every microwave and toaster is being disassembled and probed by inspectors, and the easiest method of escaping from prison is to take singing lessons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Scytharum's national animal is the Jaguar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Scytharum is ranked 89,216^th in the world and 850^th in Europe for Safest, scoring 86.93 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.