The Haugen Matriarchy of St Scarlett is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Astrid Haugen with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 9.162 billion Skarlagens enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rubin. The average income tax rate is 69.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Skarlagen economy, worth a remarkable 1,390 trillion Vixes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 151,760 Vixes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

St Scarlett is building an army to protect its overseas territories, the seats at the back of the parliament are reserved for indigenous ministers, Formula One cars in St Scarlett boast 56 miles per gallon, and kids are taught in schools to argue with their parents. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. St Scarlett's national animal is the Artic Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Skarlagen Catholism.

St Scarlett is ranked 9,293^rd in the world and 164^th in Europe for Smartest Citizens, with 95.87 quips per hour.