The Democratic States of Sauklin is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 211 million Sauklinians 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 enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 73.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Sauklinian economy, worth 11.3 trillion clemens 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 Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 53,680 clemens, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Edutainment video games are taking Sauklin's students to the next level, ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips, the government supplies ragtag bands of resistance fighters in exchange for vague promises of future payment, and youth rights demonstrations often end in vicious snowball fights. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sauklin's national animal is the tufted ground squirrel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sauklin is ranked 148,637^th in the world and 550^th in Carcassonne for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 1,557.71 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.