The United Socialist States of Snalland is a colossal, genial nation, remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 6.915 billion Snallandians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Grande Snalland. The average income tax rate is 89.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Snallandian economy, worth 563 trillion Dinars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming and Information Technology. Average income is 81,458 Dinars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Extreme political groups are outlawed, white strait-jackets are the new orange jumpsuits, Leader panders to nontraditional families, and laser-wielding robots are taking aim at human hearts. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Snalland's national animal is the Western Rough-Shelled Snail, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Snalland is ranked 222,720^th in the world and 127^th in Thaecia for Most Primitive, scoring -99.38 on the Scary Big Number Scale.