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The Republic of Simonel is a mammoth, safe nation, renowned for its closed borders, fear of technology, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 7.16 billion Simonelians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government prioritizes Administration, with Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Social Policy and International Aid aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 35.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Simonelian economy, worth 125 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, highly specialized black market in Trout Farming, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 17,579 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The institution of marriage is held sacred and strictly enforced, fake beard sales are on the rise amongst female commuters, the recital of citations that follows any political speech can be longer than the speech itself, and the government mails weekly updates on the new anti-junk mail laws to every citizen. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Simonel's national animal is the turtle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Simonel is ranked 248,909^th in the world and 1^st in Magenta for Highest Poor Incomes, with 15,330.62 Standard Monetary Units.