The Allied States of Swalic is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles, state-planned economy, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.213 billion Swalicians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The tiny, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 9.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Swalician economy, worth 46.9 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 38,679 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Busy commuters no longer hear the cries of "I want some more!" on the nation's streets, craps take up a lot of time, therapists dispense hugs for heroin dealers and cuddles for crackheads, and the government throws money at problems when in a jam. Crime is totally unknown. Swalic's national animal is the kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Swalic is ranked 122,846^th in the world and 1,617^th in The North Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,697.86 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.