The Democratic People's Republic of Sanmite is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Pharaoh Artaxerxes VI with an iron fist, and remarkable for its prohibition of alcohol, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.861 billion Sanmites 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Education also on the agenda, while Public Transport isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Circleville. The average income tax rate is 69.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Sanmite economy, worth 264 trillion Sanmite Marks a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,237 Sanmite Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Wrongful arrests abound as 'criminals' blame the guy next to them, parole hearings come with a complimentary ten-year extension, immigrant herding has become a national pastime, and the jails are alive with the sound of birdsong. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sanmite's national animal is the Red-Tailed Hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Christianity.

Sanmite is ranked 292,943^rd in the world and 10^th in Ohio for Nicest Citizens, with 0.66 average smiles per day.