The Protectorate of Sea Serpent Keys is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The devout population of 583 million Sea Serpent Keysians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 49.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Sea Serpent Keysian economy, worth 24.4 trillion lire a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 41,832 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Bicyclists are banned from major roads, forecasts predict rains of loose lead and mortar shells for the next six weeks, gambling is outlawed, and families must live in a village for a century before they get any say in how it runs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sea Serpent Keys's national animal is the sea snake.

Sea Serpent Keys is ranked 114,204^th in the world and 11^th in Seas for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 725.66 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.