The Second Republic of Senoda is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Danton Newland with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and frequent executions. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 3.034 billion Senodans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Flagpole. The average income tax rate is 40.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Senodan economy, worth 137 trillion Senodan Degrees a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 45,379 Senodan Degrees, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Most households' childcare costs are higher than their mortgage payments, cutting-edge missile systems are being retrofitted to twin-prop air force biplanes, literature classes frequently go on field trips to rock concerts, and drugs containing the compound "oleum de serpens" are being sold to cancer patients. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Senoda's national animal is the Coyote, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Comfortism.

Senoda is ranked 69,341^st in the world and 32^nd in The Hole To Hide In for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,771.58 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.