The 雪花儿 of Subao is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Zao Xing with an iron fist, and notable for its frequent executions, prohibition of alcohol, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical population of 2.81 billion Subaoi are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Subao City. The average income tax rate is 83.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Subaoi economy, worth 405 trillion luna bits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 144,264 luna bits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Resident physicians are said to have a silver scalpel in their hands, dark net forums trade the encryption keys to immortality, any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property, and every day has been a surprise since weather reporters turned to consulting ancient totems for their seven-day forecasts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Subao's national animal is the rhubarb dogs, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Buddhism.

Subao is ranked 8,769^th in the world and 503^rd in Lazarus for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 4,891.84 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.