The European Union of Slavonia and Srijem is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Chancellor Matko with an even hand, and renowned for its infamous sell-swords, anti-smoking policies, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cheerful population of 16.352 billion Croats enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Olajnica. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Slavonia and Srijemian economy, worth a remarkable 3,950 trillion Kunas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 241,572 Kunas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit, members of majority races are forced out of their homes to make way for Bigtopians, the police are destroying all photographic evidence of their own existence, and the government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Slavonia and Srijem's national animal is the Dalmatian Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Slavonia and Srijem is ranked 3,941^st in the world and 68^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 624.72 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.