The United Republic of Sciox is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by President Of The Republic Miranda Lysan with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 12.045 billion Sciox 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Illyria. The average income tax rate is 9.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Sciox economy, worth a remarkable 1,580 trillion credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 131,218 credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed, getting an abortion takes less hassle than writing a letter, government crews work tirelessly to retake the suburbs from organized packs of raccoons, and wind farms are erected on shuttered oil platforms. Crime is relatively low. Sciox's national animal is the falcon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is the Illyrian Faith.

Sciox is ranked 25,539^th in the world and 1,334^th in Balder for Highest Food Quality, scoring 100.58 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.