The Democratic Republic of Silver-Tree is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Ruers with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, pith helmet sales, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 8.934 billion Silvanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

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

The frighteningly efficient Silvanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,194 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 245,580 Pounds, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.

Belligerent citizens shoot at passing clouds for 'violating their airspace', the Smalltopian embassy doubles as an electoral campaign headquarters, the "feminist protest" defence is increasingly common for cases of armed robbery, and paranoid museum guards keep a lookout for any animated displays attempting to escape the premises after dark. 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 Farting.

Silver-Tree is ranked 285,495^th in the world and 3^rd in The Conservative Democracies for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -21.91 on the Clooney Contribution Index.