The Republic of High Sparrow is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its daily referendums, unlimited-speed roads, and triple-decker prams. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 16.625 billion High Sparrowians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 22.2%.

The very strong High Sparrowian economy, worth a remarkable 1,109 trillion utes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 66,715 utes, with the richest citizens earning 6.3 times as much as the poorest.

People's charity begins and ends at home, uploading purple prose to social media earns a place on a government watchlist, denied drugs and entertainment the nation's youth are taking to petty crime to alleviate their boredom, and Michelin-star chefs are being called on to prepare menus for six-year-olds. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. High Sparrow's national animal is the sparrow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

High Sparrow is ranked 21,102^nd in the world and 1^st in Braavos of the Hundred Isles for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 7,033.71 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.