The Legacy of Silke is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Lady Silke with a fair hand, and remarkable for its enforced nudity. The hard-working, democratic population of 22.355 billion Silkeans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Social Policy, Environment, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Silkea. The average income tax rate is 31.1%.

The Silkean economy, worth 893 trillion Euros a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 39,964 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

The horse is a protected species, The Worship of Silke has been named as Silke's national religion, Silke has designated Silkea as its capital city, and Lady Silke has just been declared ruler of Silke in an international press conference. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Silke's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Worship of Silke.

Silke is ranked 182,157^th in the world and 2^nd in League of Commonwealths and Free States for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring zero on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.