The United Socialist States of Selko is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 14 million Selkoans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal government prioritizes Welfare, with Education, Defense, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Environment aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 8.4%.

The Selkoan economy, worth 754 billion naockćs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Retail. Average income is 53,912 naockćs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, surveillance cameras are banned, animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs, and the land is no place for fish. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Selko's national animal is the tiger, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Selko is ranked 43,597^th in the world and 18^th in The Kodiak Republic for Highest Drug Use, scoring 293.83 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.