The Confederation of The empire of scando is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor TerrorAgentH with an iron fist, and renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, anti-smoking policies, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 2.619 billion scandonans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Landanton. The average income tax rate is 77.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient empire of scandoan economy, worth 365 trillion Scando pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 139,388 Scando pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Helicopter parenting is on the rise, increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times, the government has the power to seize property at will, and parents must choose their children's names from a government-mandated master list. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The empire of scando's national animal is the scando, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Scandanas.

The empire of scando is ranked 170,323^rd in the world and 239^th in United Kingdom for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 55.19 on the Clooney Contribution Index.