The Democratic Republic of Silver-Tree is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Ruers with an even hand, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, sprawling nuclear power plants, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 14.135 billion Silvanians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Chef Field. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 2.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Silvanian economy, worth a remarkable 4,464 trillion Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 315,882 Pounds, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

The annual budget is heralded by the Treasury Minister donning a fake plastic mustache and giant star-shaped glasses, foreign despots proudly bandstand on Silvanian airwaves, older ladies are inundated with offers to help them cross the road, and all tariffs have been abolished. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Silver-Tree's national animal is the Red Squirrel, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Flatulence.

Silver-Tree is ranked 329,905^th in the world and 16^th in The Conservative Democracies for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -19.9 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.