The Socialist Republic of Salvaso is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Moosel with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, anti-smoking policies, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 3.591 billion Salvasoans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Administration, and Law & Order also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hontonel. The average income tax rate is 59.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Salvasoan economy, worth 180 trillion Salvs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 50,393 Salvs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Historical commemorations regularly devolve into militaristic jingoism, the hills are alive with the smell of burning flesh, the most popular stadium acts are one-off performances, and Salvaso recently hosted the least successful trade negotiations since The Phantom Menace. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Salvaso's national animal is the squirrel, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Lufein.

Salvaso is ranked 262,868^th in the world and 4^th in The Council of Nations for Safest, scoring 11.56 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.