The Democratic Republic of Saurlandia is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 240 million Saurlandians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 78.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Saurlandian economy, worth 8.97 trillion Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 37,379 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Art is not complete without a touch of alizarin blood and titanium sweat, the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting, Super Barry Brothers is the most popular video game in the nation, and NationStates is now a popular brand of laxatives despite Max Barry's protests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saurlandia's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Saurlandia is ranked 176,461^st in the world and 2,444^th in The East Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 53.82 on the Human Development Index.