The United Socialist States of Satouda is a mid-sized, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The quiet, industrious population of 73 million Satoudans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 51.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Satoudan economy, worth 3.08 trillion Niras a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 42,123 Niras, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

It is a crime to offend someone's religious beliefs, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, all recreational drugs are legal, and a nation-wide cull of Fennec Foxes is in effect. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Satouda's national animal is the Fennec Fox.

Satouda is ranked 204,337^th in the world and 47^th in Audinesca for Most Corrupt Governments, with 3 kickbacks per hour.