The Leftist Republic of Scania-Vabis is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Cody with a fair hand, and notable for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.66 billion Scanians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scania City. The average income tax rate is 54.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Vabian economy, worth 135 trillion Vabis Kronor a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,050 Vabis Kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The combined alert sound of a nation simultaneously receiving a text message is a common cause of hearing damage, weekly religious services often resemble campaign rallies, odysseying merchant sailors swear that they've heard sirens in the western seas, and modelling agencies send their clients to work in nursing homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Scania-Vabis's national animal is the Scanian Elk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Scania-Vabis is ranked 70,837^th in the world and 3,938^th in Osiris for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 3,065.91 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.