The Republic of Svend Poulsen is a massive, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and restrictive gun laws. The hard-working, cynical population of 1.546 billion Svend Poulsenians 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 large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 41.4%.

The strong Svend Poulsenian economy, worth 75.3 trillion Rifles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. Average income is 48,681 Rifles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Svend Poulsen's national animal is the Rooster.

Svend Poulsen is ranked 126,114^th in the world and 6^th in Founderless for Lowest Crime Rates, with 63.11 law-abiding acts per hour.