The People's Republic of Skoy is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 202 million Skoyians 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 19.4%.

The powerhouse Skoyian economy, worth 16.1 trillion Stoks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 79,909 Stoks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Athletes are renowned for being the best at maths, anti-vacs campaigners claim the government is inserting weird devices into their bodies, kids are taught in schools to argue with their parents, and cheering flag-waving citizens don't like to think too hard about politics. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Skoy's national animal is the Okapia johnstoni, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Skoy is ranked 80,712^th in the world and 77^th in Lands End for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 2,173.11 on the Gilded Widget Scale.