The Cooperative States of Salinus is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Assembly President with a fair hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, state-planned economy, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 3.631 billion Salinusians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Spirituality, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brecon. The average income tax rate is 14.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Salinusian economy, worth 271 trillion Rehts a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Basket Weaving, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 74,842 Rehts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government-sponsored WiFi allows farmers to rant about city folks in real time, dubiously qualified East Lebatuckese doctors prescribe ice baths as a treatment for pneumonia, Assembly President is famed for giving great back rubs, and straitjackets are a common religious garb. Crime is totally unknown. Salinus's national animal is the Dolphin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Salinus is ranked 255,365^th in the world and 14,445^th in Balder for Largest Black Market, with 155 billion Standard Monetary Units.