The Free Land of Skype Tortoise is a massive, pleasant nation, notable for its burgeoning tortoise population. The hard-working population of 1.354 billion Skype Users 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 18.7%.

The Skype Userine economy, worth 59.3 trillion Skype emoticons a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 43,800 Skype emoticons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Skype Tortoise's national animal is the tortoise, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Skype Tortoise is ranked 73,362^nd in the world and 1^st in Fanned Turtles for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 3,283.67 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.