The Empire of Sel Falland is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical population of 557 million Sel Fallandians 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 enormous, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 66.2%.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Sel Fallandian economy, worth 14.8 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales and Tourism. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 26,600 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Movement-triggered sensors mean that for every door that closes another one opens, it takes a village to catch a criminal, recent events in Dàguó have been classified 'for Leader's eyes only', and religious bigotry is not allowed but bigotry against theism is encouraged. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sel Falland's national animal is the cobra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Sel Falland is ranked 244,696^th in the world and 161^st in Realm of the Whispering Winds for Highest Food Quality, scoring 8.08 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.