The Oppressed Peoples of Scuffleopolis is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by A Hungry Bear with an iron fist, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and fear of technology. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 10.651 billion Scufflers are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Industry and Spirituality are also considered important, while Environment and Education receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Den. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 35.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Scuffling economy, worth a remarkable 3,721 trillion Saltine Crackers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 349,424 Saltine Crackers, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,763,183 per year while the poor average 10,778, a ratio of 256 to 1.

Minefields are being deployed along the border to discourage potential emigrants from trying to leave, celebrity foodies are biting a huge chunk out of the government budget, the government is telling wizards to put their heart into their work, and commemorative mugs remembering last year's Black Friday Crockery Riots are a best seller this year. Crime is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Scuffleopolis's national animal is the Potato, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is God Is Dead And The Bear Ate Him.

Scuffleopolis is ranked 285,800^th in the world and 837^th in 10000 Islands for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -417.33 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.