The Most Serene Republic of Sartaria is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Camila Huntington with a fair hand, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, daily referendums, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 21.789 billion Sartarians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, outspoken morass — prioritizes Education, although Environment, Welfare, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dotras. The average income tax rate is 91.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Sartarian economy, worth a remarkable 2,091 trillion Sartis a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 95,996 Sartis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The saying 'break a leg' is now taken literally, a suspicious number of John Smiths are known to donate to Sartarian politicians, national foreign policy involves significant amounts of hand wringing, and grinding bureaucracy has the international wheels of justice turning slowly. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sartaria's national animal is the Albatross, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Sartaria is ranked 27,996^th in the world and 165^th in Europeia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 88.64 law-abiding acts per hour.