The Republic of Sicilian Defense is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.294 billion Sicilian Defenseans 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 40.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Sicilian Defensean economy, worth 792 trillion pawns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 108,676 pawns, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 438,861 per year while the poor average 17,962, a ratio of 24.4 to 1.

Teachers prefer to give 'Maybe, Maybe Not' tests when dealing with sensitive subjects, soldiers with colourful mohawks make themselves perfect targets for snipers, foreign countries consider stepping on their grass to be a serious offense, and serial killers who are released early distribute death but not their seed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sicilian Defense's national animal is the king, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sicilian Defense is ranked 115,049^th in the world and 158^th in Giovanniland for Highest Food Quality, scoring 20.39 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.