The Federal Republic of Salen is a tiny, safe nation, renowned for its national health service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 18 million Salenians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 20.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Salenian economy, worth 763 billion libras a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 42,390 libras, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Doctors are in shock as hospitals go into cardiac arrest, foreign nations kill migratory animals at random in the hope that Salen will pay them to stop, fraternities are notorious for drunken hooliganism, and search-and-rescue organisations are the biggest employer in the country. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Salen's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Salen is ranked 118,259^th in the world and 1,441^st in The North Pacific for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring 81.4 on the Hayek Index.