The Republic of The Council of Seraphs is a small, orderly nation, notable for its state-planned economy, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 26 million Council of Seraphsians 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 large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 42.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Council of Seraphsian economy, worth 254 billion 𖤍𖤍𖤍𖤍𖤍s a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 9,772 𖤍𖤍𖤍𖤍𖤍s, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Council of Seraphs's national animal is the 𖤍𖤍𖤍𖤍𖤍.

The Council of Seraphs is ranked 277,941^st in the world and 387^th in Astoria for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -66.33 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.