The Must Protecc of -Sylvie- is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Sylvie with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 8.537 billion Sylvieians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yusu. The average income tax rate is 26.9%.

The powerhouse Sylvieian economy, worth 867 trillion headpats a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Cheese Exports. Average income is an impressive 101,620 headpats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

The armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists, politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, t-shirts displaying a photo of Sylvie performing the Full-Monty are selling out, and teenagers sit around on their butts all day. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. -Sylvie-'s national animal is the raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

-Sylvie- is ranked 73,513^th in the world and 1^st in Kindness for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 2,519.02 on the Gilded Widget Scale.