The Colony of Seraphos is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its public floggings, parental licensing program, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 206 million Greeks are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 29.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Seraphosian economy, worth 11.0 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,240 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Supermarket milk is a shear-thickening fluid that can stop small-caliber bullets, the government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy', people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, and Leader's Dreadnought-class tankbuster limousine is said to have more ammunition than the entire Brancalandian Army. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Seraphos's national animal is the Fish, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Seraphos is ranked 155,761^st in the world and 757^th in Europe for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 341.01 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.