The Federation of Smargel is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its daily referendums, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 3.783 billion Smargelians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 21.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Smargelian economy, worth 263 trillion Pips a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Cheese Exports, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 69,714 Pips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll, children are expected to carve their own toys, school teachers check the staff room for hidden webcams before complaining about rebellious students, and the black market offers sweet deals. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Smargel's national animal is the Red Mullet Fish, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Smargel is ranked 108,670^th in the world and 5,732^nd in Lazarus for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 795.83 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.