The Democratic Republic of Sauta is a very large, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, complete lack of prisons, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 451 million Sautans are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of La Baya. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.3%.

The very strong Sautan economy, worth 28.5 trillion Darus a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 63,135 Darus, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 223,923 per year while the poor average 12,839, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Foragers descend on national cemeteries for 'all-you-can-dig-up' extravaganzas, commemoration of the Great Darucolimo War costs almost as much as the war itself, the country is littered with broken homes, and increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times. Crime is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Sauta's national animal is the Whale, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Sauta is ranked 48,580^th in the world and 1^st in Darucolimo for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 4,661.25 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.