The Democratic Union of Sword Island is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Alex Carrey with a fair hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, compulsory military service, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, democratic population of 8.838 billion Sword Islanders hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government prioritizes Healthcare, with Education, Administration, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fredericksburg. The average income tax rate is 75.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Sword Islandian economy, worth 669 trillion Mada Pounds a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 75,719 Mada Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Political spontaneity takes a lot of planning, schoolchildren have more trading cards than flash cards in their backpacks, euthanasia is legal, and government officials sit helplessly as they are labelled 'Pompous Womples' by celebrities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sword Island's national animal is the red kite, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Sword Island is ranked 246,305^th in the world and 9,662^nd in Lazarus for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring -2.28 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.