The Commonwealth of Scandivielium is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 288 million Scandivites are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Taumblium. The average income tax rate is 70.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Scandivieliumian economy, worth 18.4 trillion SKS a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 64,001 SKS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume, vegetables are crisper thanks to CRISPR, politicians accost strangers in the street to ask their problems, and many parents are becoming frustrated with their children's choices in spouses. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Scandivielium's national animal is the Scandivite Elk, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Scandivielium is ranked 30,144^th in the world and 575^th in The East Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 918.99 on the Clooney Contribution Index.