The United Kingdom of Schardia is a very large, safe nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, enforced nudity, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 305 million Schardeans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 27.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Schardian economy, worth 16.1 trillion Schardics a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 52,700 Schardics, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

100-year-old politicians are now a thing of the past, the air force's greatness is based on how many enemies are made during procurement, the tenet of free speech is held dear, and the face of Leader is a permanent feature of the Schardia City skyline. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Schardia's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Schardia is ranked 237,344^th in the world and 822^nd in Carcassonne for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 631.22 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.