The Most Serene Republic of Southland is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Chancellor Andrew Mann with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, anti-smoking policies, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 16.047 billion Southlanders 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Southland City. The average income tax rate is 92.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Southlander economy, worth a remarkable 3,405 trillion Southland Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 212,194 Southland Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Evasive politicians don't fail to strongly commit to not committing to a course of non-inaction, rumor has it that Chancellor Andrew Mann has won three lotteries in a row, artists are renowned for their ability to make art pieces out of thin air, and giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why Chancellor Andrew Mann is a silly poophead. Crime is totally unknown. Southland's national animal is the Orca, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Southland is ranked 11,216^th in the world and 642^nd in Lazarus for Safest, scoring 118.43 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.