The Confederate Socialist States of Greater Sasmidia is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by King Sasmit with an even hand, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 2.564 billion Sasmidians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Administration, and Education also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Epsilon City. The average income tax rate is 77.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Greater Sasmidian economy, worth 692 trillion sasmidian coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 270,029 sasmidian coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Unemployed accountants keep double-entry ledgers of their benefit claims, radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, a firework a day does not in fact keep the doctor away, and women are often jailed for failing to fetch their husbands' slippers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Greater Sasmidia's national animal is the golden eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Chessism.

Greater Sasmidia is ranked 11,614^th in the world and 1^st in Western Connection for Most Corrupt Governments, with 142.23 kickbacks per hour.