The Democratic Republic of Sarmian is a mammoth, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-working, cynical population of 6.121 billion Sarmianians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 11.9%.

The strong Sarmianian economy, worth 414 trillion Zigurds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 67,715 Zigurds, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sarmian's national animal is the beaver, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Sarmian is ranked 300,391^st in the world and 6^th in Pekolandia Republics for Smartest Citizens, with 2.71 quips per hour.