The Most Serene Republic of Sartaria is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Camila Huntington with a fair hand, and notable for its national health service, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 21.636 billion Sartarians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, outspoken morass — prioritizes Education, with Environment, Welfare, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dotras. The average income tax rate is 91.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Sartarian economy, worth a remarkable 2,072 trillion Sartis a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 95,804 Sartis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The saying 'break a leg' is now taken literally, a suspicious number of John Smiths are known to donate to Sartarian politicians, national foreign policy involves significant amounts of hand wringing, and grinding bureaucracy has the international wheels of justice turning slowly. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sartaria's national animal is the Albatross, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Sartaria is ranked 308,319^th in the world and 1,418^th in Europeia for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -17.73 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.