The Federation of Swindall is a large, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 56 million Swindallians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 29.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Swindallian economy, worth 2.25 trillion Pounds a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Automobile Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. Average income is 40,188 Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

High-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, military funding has been stripped back, extreme political groups are outlawed, and older citizens lament over the loss of law and order. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Swindall's national animal is the Birds.

Swindall is ranked 132,111^th in the world and 3,547^th in The North Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 12.03 flags saluted per person per day.