The Federal Republic of Slonful is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 13.524 billion Slonfulians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 72.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Slonfulian economy, worth a remarkable 1,308 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 96,756 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

A flying elephant and Leader share the same nickname, most households' childcare costs are higher than their mortgage payments, the government is flooded with compensation requests, and CEOs can't hear the term 'Fire Sale' without bursting into tears. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Slonful's national animal is the penguin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Slonful is ranked 229,340^th in the world and 4,169^th in The East Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.08 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.