The Republic of Sciopero is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its smutty television, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 29.116 billion Scioperoans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Slateport City. The average income tax rate is 99.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Scioperoan economy, worth a remarkable 5,802 trillion Notes a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 199,296 Notes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All citizens must pass a 'multicultural sensitivity test' to be deemed fit for society, vast amounts of energy are expended moving water to hilltop lakes, the government is more interested in identifying problems than fixing them, and high school bands practice by moonlight. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sciopero's national animal is the Beatle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sciopero is ranked 1,231^st in the world and 1^st in The Grand Alliance of Democratic Nations for Safest, scoring 156.05 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.