The Republic of -Sordland is a large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 62 million -Sordlandians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 25.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong -Sordlandian economy, worth 3.04 trillion Sordish Rens a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Information Technology. Average income is 48,969 Sordish Rens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Sordland's national animal is the Goat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

-Sordland is ranked 80,317^th in the world and 73^rd in Equiterra for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.99 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.