The Top-notch Nation of Skundi is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by The Skundi with an even hand, and remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, anti-smoking policies, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 3.146 billion Skundians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Freedom City. The average income tax rate is 70.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Skundian economy, worth 475 trillion Skundi a1s a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 151,194 Skundi a1s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned, prominent cultural symbols are featured on the backs of cereal boxes, armed war-criminals gain asylum if deemed 'fabulous' enough, and tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Skundi's national animal is the Skundi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Skundi is ranked 2,753^rd in the world and 1^st in The Democratic Republic of Freedom for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 8,510.57 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.