The Free Land of Saxtral is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, ban on automobiles, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 9 million Saxtralians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 59.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Saxtralian economy, worth 105 billion beans 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 mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 11,690 beans, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Saxtralian athletes are close to breaking the 2 minute mile and the 16 meter long jump, sweat stains are proof of political acumen, dog owners proudly declare that their pups can predict when the mailman will arrive, and cars are banned. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saxtral's national animal is the raccoon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Saxtral is ranked 289,531^st in the world and 1,575^th in the Plains of Perdition for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 523.83 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.