The Republic of Skybeloon is a massive, genial nation, notable for its infamous sell-swords, complete lack of prisons, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.549 billion Skybeloonians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 94.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Skybeloonian economy, worth 398 trillion jaris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 112,184 jaris, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days, flash floods that dams could have controlled regularly ravage small towns in mountain valleys, and science centers and state of the art laboratories are ubiquitous. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Skybeloon's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Skybeloon is ranked 306,925^th in the world and 18,572^nd in Chicken overlords for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring -5.48 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.