The People's Republic of Sevid is a large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 108 million Sevidians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 73.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Sevidian economy, worth 1.30 trillion Ndias a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Average income is 12,047 Ndias, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pretending to be prejudiced is a good way to get out of jury duty, the Messiah (formerly known as Brian) is a mayoral candidate, on-duty Air Sevid flight attendants are usually seen napping in first class, and calls to prayer are the newest dog whistles. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sevid's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Sevid is ranked 252,928^th in the world and 2,106^th in the West Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.24 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.