The Principality of Sinko is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Kiho with a fair hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.265 billion Sinkoans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Punikkila. The average income tax rate is 91.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Sinkoese economy, worth 146 trillion pennis a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 115,267 pennis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The question of 'what is Kiho's favorite color?' has been given a priority rating of burnt-orange, the image of Sinko's future is just a picture from last century, a common response to government PSAs is "well, DUH, obviously", and the latest electric jet fighter has almost enough battery charge to reach cruising altitude -- provided you don't use the radar. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sinko's national animal is the arctic fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Agnosticism.

Sinko is ranked 25,543^rd in the world and 36^th in Nordic Lands for Most Developed, scoring 85.15 on the Human Development Index.