The Republic of Scrud is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, notable for its spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working population of 5.194 billion Scrudians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The relatively small, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.3%.

The strong Scrudian economy, worth 253 trillion bitcoins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. Average income is 48,895 bitcoins, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 285,436 per year while the poor average 3,940, a ratio of 72.4 to 1.

Crime is a serious problem. Scrud's national animal is the parrot, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Scrud is ranked 65,733^rd in the world and 1^st in Artic for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 56.25 on the Bus Surprisal Index.