The Borderlands of Saihate is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 246 million Saihateans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government prioritizes Industry, with Defense, Education, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Saihatean economy, worth 28.2 trillion fake fleabane flowers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 114,759 fake fleabane flowers, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 393,712 per year while the poor average 24,550, a ratio of 16.0 to 1.

A milk bath costs more than bathing in money, glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town, primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit, and government-sponsored WiFi allows farmers to rant about city folks in real time. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Saihate's national animal is the scorpion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Saihate is ranked 15,175^th in the world and 18^th in Benigtopia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 5,414.72 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.