The United Socialist States of Helvetico is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 1.041 billion Helveticoans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 70.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Helveticoan economy, worth 23.7 trillion silver groschens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. Average income is 22,803 silver groschens, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, community organizers have given up going door to door because nobody is home, and Helvetico's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Helvetico's national animal is the beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Helvetico is ranked 210,009^th in the world and 7,462^nd in Osiris for Most Armed, with 0.25 weapons per person.