The Exoplanetary Consortium of Sycona is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Syconan Senate with an even hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 9.432 billion Syconans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Conoss. The average income tax rate is 92.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Syconan economy, worth a remarkable 2,107 trillion Quid a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 223,432 Quid, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals, people are arrested for looking too sternly at whales, conspiracy theorists allege Conoss's new subway map resembles Satanic symbols, and orphans would rather live their life of luxury than be adopted by prospective parents. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Sycona's national animal is the Phoenix, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Sycona is ranked 6,867^th in the world and 15^th in International Democratic Union for Safest, scoring 126.33 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.