The Empire of Savsal is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Sav with an iron fist, and renowned for its closed borders, triple-decker prams, and strictly enforced bedtime. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.165 billion Savsalians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while Social Policy and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Savsalia. The average income tax rate is 73.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Savsalian economy, worth a remarkable 2,863 trillion Imperial Marks a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 399,600 Imperial Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign nationals who stumble near Savsal are harbingers of war, on graduation day the hats thrown in the air fly high enough to stun passing pigeons, grumpy old house owners demand that pedestrians get off their footpaths, and jaw strain is an increasingly common ailment. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Savsal's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Savianism.

Savsal is ranked 394^th in the world and 16^th in Lazarus for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 128,458.3 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.