The Democratic Republic of Sagan is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion and absence of drug laws. The democratic population of 8.88 billion Saganians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 11.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Saganian economy, worth 369 trillion lire a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 41,635 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Orthopaedics patients often have a bounce in their step, wealthy parents-to-be can select their perfect baby, signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars, and rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes. Crime is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Sagan's national animal is the sheep.

Sagan is ranked 126,362^nd in the world and 1^st in Logic for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 82.16 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.