The Republic of Saint Readings is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its national health service, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 646 million Saint Readingsians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bookstonbury. The average income tax rate is 59.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Saint Readingsian economy, worth 26.5 trillion marns a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 41,063 marns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times, therapists dispense hugs for heroin dealers and cuddles for crackheads, political talk shows often have children as guests whenever they need commentary on world religions, and abortions are routinely performed in the nation's hospitals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saint Readings's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Saint Readings is ranked 53,413^th in the world and 66^th in Empire of Great Britain for Most Secular, with 19.7 Atheism Rate.