The Principality of Swadin is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Nikolaj Reichmann with an even hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.842 billion Swadinians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of St Nikolaus. The average income tax rate is 76.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Swadinian economy, worth 685 trillion Swadians 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 major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 141,634 Swadians, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Residents of houses built on a foundation of wishful thinking are prone to an odd sinking feeling, editorials that criticize the government are legally obligated to display the "pants on fire" warning, organ donation is compulsory, and the nation's democracy attracts huddled masses yearning to breathe free. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Swadin's national animal is the Swadian Hawk, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Animistic.

Swadin is ranked 46,618^th in the world and 2,681^st in Lazarus for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 4,166.97 on the Gilded Widget Scale.