The Federation of Syksgetharyklad is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, enslaved workforce, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.051 billion Syksgetharykladians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.3%.

The all-consuming Syksgetharykladian economy, worth 94.3 trillion v-buxes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 89,681 v-buxes, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 643,746 per year while the poor average 4,045, a ratio of 159 to 1.

Unused plastic recycling bins are being dumped into landfills by the tonne, citizens are regularly found digging for treasure in their gardens, murder is sanctioned if the legal paperwork is filled out correctly, and ritual mummification is making a comeback. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Syksgetharyklad's national animal is the monkey, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Syksgetharyklad is ranked 54,025^th in the world and 644^th in the West Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 4,400.72 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.