The Federal Republic of Scaramangia is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 7.729 billion Scaramangians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 9.2%.

The strong Scaramangian economy, worth 453 trillion golden crosses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 58,607 golden crosses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

All recreational drugs are legal, punitive tariffs protect local industry, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and education and welfare spending are on the rise. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Scaramangia's national animal is the bald eagle.

Scaramangia is ranked 84,715^th in the world and 27^th in Esportiva for Nicest Citizens, with 15.09 average smiles per day.