The Swedish Empire of Covant is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Charles Adolphus I with an even hand, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, ubiquitous missile silos, and smutty television. The compassionate population of 3.286 billion Covantis 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stockholm. The average income tax rate is 83.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Covantian economy, worth 574 trillion Zars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 174,708 Zars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government tries to improve relations with hostile countries by sending gift baskets, re-education centers are being added to most prisons, the roads are notorious throughout the region for their peril, and bus ads propagandize causes ranging from sexual revolution to religious pogroms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Covant's national animal is the Griffin, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The B-2 Super Bomber.

Covant is ranked 273,869^th in the world and 157^th in United Kingdom for Largest Black Market, with 88.0 billion Standard Monetary Units.