The Free Land of Skycloud is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, barren, inhospitable landscape, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, democratic population of 526 million Skycloudians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 33.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Skycloudian economy, worth 21.6 trillion droplets a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Pizza Delivery, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 41,110 droplets, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

At least 1% of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget goes to Leader's wardrobe, the most common doctor's prescription is "get out of my consulting room", the only fine art that is valued is the fine art of economic productivity, and the new Eagle Supremacy Party is faring well in the polls. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Skycloud's national animal is the eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Skycloud is ranked 125,271^st in the world and 6^th in Beyond the Horizon for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 75.23 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.