The Serene Commonwealth of Saelmstica is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Chancellor-Admiral Salamir Elysma with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, soft-spoken computers, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 2.075 billion Saelmsticans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Coieanisva Protevusa. The average income tax rate is 81.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Saelmstican economy, worth 191 trillion Stellons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is 92,237 Stellons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Yoga studios are being converted into yoga research labs, oxygen is commonly known as 'breathinium', military chiefs are predicting extra funding in this year's budget, and police spend their Saturday nights breaking up illegal street races. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saelmstica's national animal is the Starlight Stingray, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Freedom of religion.

Saelmstica is ranked 269,661^st in the world and 93^rd in Wintercrest for Most Primitive, scoring -240.32 on the Scary Big Number Scale.