SimNation

SimNation is the fictional country in which all Sims games take place. Citizens of SimNation are known as "Sims." The country's official animal is the llama, and the official language is Simlish. Its currency is Simoleons (§). One may assume that SimNation has a very strong economy, considering how items are priced in Simoleons in The Sims, The Sims 2 and The Sims 3. There are notable things, such as garden gnomes and plastic lawn flamingos, which are or have been stereotypical aspects of American suburban culture. Real countries such as France, Norway, England, Japan, China, and Ireland are sometimes mentioned in object descriptions.

According to SimCity 2000, the national population is 10,000,000 in 1900 and 150,000,000 in 2050, making the average population growth 933,333 per year. As the game progresses beyond the year 2050, it can reach up to 5 billion.

History
The oldest and earliest known Sims were SimNatives. They inhabited the islands that are now Vacation Island and Twikkii Island, and are still around, though perhaps in a distant and unseen area.

Years before the start of The Sims, Admiral Landgraab sailed to the area that is now Vacation Island. Unfortunately, the natives were disgruntled by his presence, and the poor young admiral's life ends there. However, it seems that his body was later recovered, and he was laid to rest in a tomb in Champs Les Sims.

Geography and climate
The exact location and extent of SimNation is unknown. However, in many Sims games, there are mountains, deserts and grassy plains, much like the environment in various parts of the United States. Hence, some players would call it Simerica. However, SimNation's official animal is the llama, which is native to the mountains of South America. It is still possible that llamas do not actually live in SimNation, but are used only as a symbol. Despite this, they do appear in SimCity 4.

SimNation could be an independent part of North America, possibly around real-life Nevada or California, but it is also possible that SimNation is a completely fictional part of the world or even a different world entirely. When watching the weather channel in The Sims 2 with Seasons installed, the weather map will show a landmass shaped vaguely like India with the eastern coast continuing and not much of the west coast seen.

Cities

 * SimCity (Capital city)
 * Urbzville
 * Miniopolis
 * Simtropolis
 * Mount Fuji
 * Calvin's Creek
 * Interhogan
 * East Jerome
 * Fancey Fields
 * Test Center
 * Blazing Falls
 * Alphaville
 * Dan's Grove
 * Jolly Pines
 * Dragon's Cove
 * Betaville

Towns & Suburbs

 * Old Country
 * ToadVille
 * Riverview
 * Pleasantview
 * Strangetown
 * Veronaville
 * Riverblossom Hills
 * Sunset Valley
 * Neighborhood 1
 * Neighborhood 2
 * Desiderata Valley
 * Belladonna Cove
 * Old Town
 * Magic Town
 * Studio Town
 * Downtown
 * Bluewater Village
 * SimValley
 * Four Corners
 * Bitville
 * Garden Heights
 * Mesa Flats

Universities

 * Sim State University
 * La Fiesta Tech
 * Académie Le Tour

Vacation Spots

 * Vacation Island
 * Three Lakes
 * Twikkii Island
 * Takemizu Village

The following are vacation spots, but are not found in SimNation:
 * Champs Les Sims, France
 * Shang Simla, China
 * Al Simhara, Egypt

Species of SimNation
While most citizens of SimNation are Sims, there are multiple other sentient species. (It is unknown if all are entirely separate species or simply different sub-species of Sim, such as Vampires.) These other species, including Vampires, Werewolves, PlantSims, and Bigfoots, are not native to SimNation.

It is unknown whether these species exist in numbers in the whole world of The Sims universe or only in SimNation.

There are also a number of animal species.

Technology
SimNation is very advanced technologically compared to real-life nation-states. The technology of the country includes Servos, the remarkable, and seemingly sentient, humanoid robots.

It is currently unknown if the rest of the world of The Sims universe is as advanced as SimNation.

Government
The government of SimNation seems to be a form of democracy. Careers like Politics have positions with names like senators and congressmen/women, suggesting that the government of SimNation is similar to that of the United States of America. In job descriptions, it mentions branches like the judicial and the executive.

Military
The military of SimNation appears to be an all-volunteer force. It is open to both male and female Sims since both are able to join the Military career track.