The Republic of SI-3 is a titanic, safe nation, renowned for its enslaved workforce, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 21.836 billion SI-3ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20.7%.

The very strong SI-3ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,508 trillion $$s a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 69,078 $$s, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 199,484 per year while the poor average 18,978, a ratio of 10.5 to 1.

Bike rage is all the rage, politicians can't accept birthday presents from their own children, the news is showing footage of Leader bullying an old man to the point of tears, and SI-3ian police have to pay out of their own pockets for bulletproof vests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SI-3's national animal is the Death's-head Hawkmoth, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

SI-3 is ranked 261,357^th in the world and 1^st in Spanish Inquisition for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 86.96 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.