The Republic of Saint-Laurent is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by President Mandel Dubois with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, devout population of 19.185 billion Saint-Laurentians 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 juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint-Artois. The average income tax rate is 47.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Saint-Laurentian economy, worth 973 trillion couronnes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 50,768 couronnes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Imitation is the sincerest form of felony, life expectancies inside correctional facilities vastly exceed the national average, all mothers are allowed six months fully-paid maternity leave, and former stunt pilots are unable to pass the licence test to fly a drone. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saint-Laurent's national animal is the iguana, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Saint-Laurent is ranked 40,019^th in the world and 4^th in New York for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,270.84 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.