The Commonwealth of Samarantz is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Roger Morris with an even hand, and remarkable for its national health service, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 16.9 billion Samarantzians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Corralis. The average income tax rate is 72.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Samarantzian economy, worth a remarkable 1,433 trillion Allied Quens a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 84,839 Allied Quens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Depression sinks in after each election when voters realize they are stuck with these people for years, space research funding has hit a recent high while several military bases are being closed down, pushy mums tell their kids to be doctors and engineers but steer them away from being penniless lawyers, and athletic teenagers are among the wealthiest members of society. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Samarantz's national animal is the Red-Lipped Batfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Samarantz is ranked 25,472^nd in the world and 4^th in Highspellia for Smartest Citizens, with 61.12 quips per hour.