The Borderlands of Saihate is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, pith helmet sales, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 400 million Saihateans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, pro-business, outspoken government prioritizes Industry, with Defense, Administration, and Education also on the agenda, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Original Sin. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Saihatean economy, worth 50.8 trillion fake fleabane flowers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 126,902 fake fleabane flowers, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 435,372 per year while the poor average 27,148, a ratio of 16.0 to 1.

The nation's armed forces are recruiting thousands to help colonise Brasilistan, the nation has gained millions of new citizens overnight, the only things written in the stars are arrest warrants for astrologers, and there's a hole in the heart of every Saihatean city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Saihate's national animal is the scorpion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Saihate is ranked 49,382^nd in the world and 28^th in Benigtopia for Most Politically Free, scoring 78.57 on the Diebold Election Inking Scale.