The Democratic Republic of Silver-Tree is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Ruers with a fair hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 13.713 billion Silvanians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tossa Delmar. The average income tax rate is 4.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Silvanian economy, worth a remarkable 4,362 trillion Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 318,158 Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Murderers with law degrees can be seen swinging the gavel in courts, citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, Silvanians are fixin' ta comma any way they wanna, and it's never "just a game" with Silvanian sports fans. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Silver-Tree's national animal is the Red Squirrel, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Flatulence.

Silver-Tree is ranked 5,544^th in the world and 1^st in The Conservative Democracies for Longest Average Lifespans, with 92.62 years.