The Fylkirate of Svipjoth is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Fylkir Beinlaus XVII Pjotursson with an iron fist, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, keen interest in outer space, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 6.271 billion Svips are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Uppsala. The average income tax rate is 95.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Svipish economy, worth a remarkable 1,139 trillion Gullins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 181,727 Gullins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Morale within the seismologist community has hit rock bottom, Fylkir Beinlaus XVII Pjotursson's told that love often manifests itself through homicidal four-lettered litanies, troops are either deafened by gunfire or a hysterical voice screaming the Party manifesto, and endangered bison are herded across the border to prevent them from trampling on native prairie grass. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Svipjoth's national animal is the Grizzly Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Grjotgardism.

Svipjoth is ranked 276,891^st in the world and 62^nd in Saint Helene for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -10.3 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.