The Bird-Loving Republic of Salarnsia is a massive, genial nation, ruled by James Everest Jr with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, frequent executions, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 2.052 billion Salarnsians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brexton. The average income tax rate is 48.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Salarnsian economy, worth 272 trillion Ralks a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 132,722 Ralks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Religious households enthusiastically use whips in private, male friends are often accompanied by a female relative in order to prove their 'straightness', the Great Pyramid of Brexton can be seen from miles away, and politicians frequently make unusual poses during speeches in hopes of inspiring the next internet fad. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Salarnsia's national animal is the Bird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Salarnsia is ranked 18,412^th in the world and 296^th in Europe for Highest Poor Incomes, with 82,612.06 Standard Monetary Units.