The Great Socialist Republic of Savark is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, avant-garde cinema, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cynical population of 2.018 billion Savarkists 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Altalias. The average income tax rate is 57.1%.

The powerhouse Savarkian economy, worth 197 trillion melcas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 97,692 melcas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Wandering Savarkists are known for their one-track minds, the free market's hand is quite visible, the Ministry of Health has reported a sharp increase in the incidence of delayed menopause, and medical experts advise that those claiming to be medical experts are probably fraudsters. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Savark's national animal is the Cougar.

Savark is ranked 328,491^st in the world and 304^th in The Sacred Elite for Highest Drug Use, scoring 1.56 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.