The Democratic Republic of Salwonia is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, complete lack of prisons, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.062 billion Salwonians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sowićska. The average income tax rate is 57.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Salwonian economy, worth 81.1 trillion AA batteries 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 black market in Tourism, Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Basket Weaving. 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 76,367 AA batteries, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Salwonia has designated Sowićska as its capital city, it's often raining men (hallelujah) in Sowićska, smoking is banned in public areas, and the media seems excessively interested in what Leader is wearing this season. Crime is totally unknown. Salwonia's national animal is the roomba, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Salwonia is ranked 24,655^th in the world and 426^th in Europe for Most Beautiful Environments, with 915.67 pounds of wildlife per square mile.