The Republic of -Satono Diamond- is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, compulsory military service, and enslaved workforce. The compassionate, devout population of 885 million -Satono Diamond-ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 44.1%.

The strong -Satono Diamond-ian economy, worth 57.1 trillion currencies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Tourism, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 64,493 currencies, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 193,479 per year while the poor average 16,791, a ratio of 11.5 to 1.

Fancy dress parties are raided by military police for new recruits, rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes, a niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up, and politicians preface their speeches with a declaration that any resemblance to speeches given by individuals living or dead is purely coincidental. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Satono Diamond-'s national animal is the animal, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

-Satono Diamond- is ranked 103,279^th in the world and 550^th in Izern for Most Developed, scoring 60.69 on the Human Development Index.