The Dominion of Samisle is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, restrictive gun laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 1.556 billion Samisleans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The large, pro-business government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Welfare receives no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 49.1%.

The powerhouse Samislean economy, worth 598 trillion dollares a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is 77,667 dollares, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 335,223 per year while the poor average 11,463, a ratio of 29.2 to 1.

Only fully-fledged members of MENSA are allowed to vote, employers may fire workers without giving any reason, waste is frequently shipped to other countries, and lending firms are subject to strict government regulations. Crime is a problem. Samisle's national animal is the thimble, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Samisle is ranked 2,134^th in the world and 36^th in The North Pacific for Nudest, with 1,209 cheeks per square mile.