The Republic of Sarumon the Wrinkly is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its frequent executions, keen interest in outer space, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 2.348 billion Sarumon the Wrinklyians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 35.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Sarumon the Wrinklyian economy, worth 161 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 68,957 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians can't accept birthday presents from their own children, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, a video of Leader wearing shock-blue face paint and smashing an electric guitar in front of a frenzied crowd is on endless repeat on the nightly news, and enemy navies sail within bombardment range of major coastal cities with impunity. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sarumon the Wrinkly's national animal is the leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sarumon the Wrinkly is ranked 92,287^th in the world and 1,535^th in Suspicious for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 2,217.01 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.