The Antipodal Sidler of Sidlearctica is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Sleve McDichael with an iron fist, and renowned for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.818 billion Sidlearcticans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Little Sidlearctica. The average income tax rate is 68.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Sidlearctican economy, worth 119 trillion huisbrouwsels a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 31,413 huisbrouwsels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's weary schoolchildren excel at sport but must count scores on their fingers, it is mandatory for actors to exit stage left, the police crack down on tax evaders without mercy, and young soldiers are shocked to discover there are no 'safe spaces' on a battlefield. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sidlearctica's national animal is the sidler, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Sidlism.

Sidlearctica is ranked 270,261^st in the world and 45^th in USSR for Nicest Citizens, with 6.19 average smiles per day.