The Defunct of Selanese Empire is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Vãtieslav Ⅲ ' PM Hornimir Gorhov with an iron fist, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, pith helmet sales, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.31 billion Selanese are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Novwgord. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 62.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Selanese economy, worth a remarkable 1,342 trillion coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 183,701 coins, with the richest citizens earning 8.4 times as much as the poorest.

Corporations claim the third ounce of any metal traded in a wicker-cone on the Sunday of a full moon as a charitable expense, many friends and relatives of Emperor Vãtieslav Ⅲ ' PM Hornimir Gorhov have been given ambassador jobs in tropical island nations, this year's hottest seller is plenary indulgence, and moonshine has made a resurgence. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Selanese Empire's national animal is the Hornislav cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Selanese Imperial Christianity.

Selanese Empire is ranked 104,236^th in the world and 1^st in Unification Committee for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 2,809.53 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.