The I died on april 1st because of Swenfia 2 is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Thomas with an iron fist, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, compulsory military service, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.867 billion Swenfians 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, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Healthcare, although Education, Law & Order, and Environment are also considered important, while Defense and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bonnie Town. The average income tax rate is 58.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Swenfish economy, worth 74.4 trillion Swens 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 large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Pizza Delivery, Book Publishing, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. 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 39,825 Swens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is mandatory for actors to exit stage left, people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, the jackhammer is considered a tool of artistic criticism, and census workers are having a hard time figuring out who is actually living in Swenfia 2 after the ban on emigration was lifted. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Swenfia 2's national animal is the tuxedo charles, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Jacknjellifism.

Swenfia 2 is ranked 236,241^st in the world and 4,459^th in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 47.56 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.