The Free Land of Svobodala is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Ascanius Veritas with a fair hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, pith helmet sales, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 2.04 billion Svobodalish hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Svobodala City. The average income tax rate is 61.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Svobese economy, worth 277 trillion Shells a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 135,930 Shells, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

The blood, sweat, and tears of poor Svobodalish make research institutes rich, libraries are replacing history books and classic novels with technical manuals and trades directories to match the nation's changing demands, most ambassadors from Svobodala retire only a few years after being appointed, and the parliament doubled in size recently. Crime is totally unknown. Svobodala's national animal is the Kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Svobese paganism.

Svobodala is ranked 11,418^th in the world and 650^th in Lazarus for Most Cultured, scoring 113 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.