The Island Garden City of Samal is a mammoth, pleasant nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service. The quiet, industrious population of 9.992 billion Samalians, 23 million of whom are zombies, are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Spirituality, although Law & Order, Defense, and Environment are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Samal City. The average income tax rate is 29.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Samalian economy, worth 998 trillion pesos a year, is quite specialized and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 36,339 pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Samal has designated Samal City as its capital city, the Philippine eagle is a protected species, Leader has just been declared ruler of Samal in an international press conference, and a major religion has been named as Samal's national religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force. Samal's national animal is the Philippine eagle and its national religion is a major religion.

Samal is ranked 48,573^rd in the world and 4^th in Filipino for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 718.03 on the Clooney Contribution Index.