The Federal Republic of Saint-Raison is a mid-sized, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 62 million Saint-Raisonians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 64.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Saint-Raisonian economy, worth 2.19 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 35,348 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Both diets and economic output are growing leaner with recent restrictions to free trade, listless juries are assembled for the simplest of court cases, civil servants refuse to enforce government regulations for fear of wider economic impact, and guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saint-Raison's national animal is the owl, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Saint-Raison is ranked 45,175^th in the world and 401^st in The East Pacific for Highest Drug Use, scoring 289.17 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.