The Republic of Santalcine is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its national health service, daily referendums, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, devout population of 2.285 billion Santalcineans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Montcada. The average income tax rate is 69.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Santalcinean economy, worth 145 trillion francs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 63,608 francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tourists on boat cruises can't figure out why they smell so fishy afterward, politicians have seen a significant reduction in followers on their social media accounts, Leader can often be seen hanging around playgrounds chatting with the kids, and ambulances aren't allowed to overtake hearses. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Santalcine's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Santalcine is ranked 173,119^th in the world and 6,643^rd in The North Pacific for Highest Wealthy Incomes, with 73,117 Standard Monetary Units.