The Principality of Snarfia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Prince Goosey with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 26.268 billion Snarfians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mosnarf. The average income tax rate is 67.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Snarfian economy, worth a remarkable 1,774 trillion Hanged Hunters a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector is mostly comprised of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 67,560 Hanged Hunters, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma, the government raises tariffs on a weekly basis, the military maintains a fierce arsenal of 'Cure Missiles', and stealing from a clothesline is a serious offence. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Snarfia's national animal is the Deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Judaism.

Snarfia is ranked 288,869^th in the world and 4^th in New World Alliance for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -21.75 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.