The Bird-Loving Republic of Salarnsia is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by James Everest Jr with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 5.864 billion Salarnsians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brexton. The average income tax rate is 26.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Salarnsian economy, worth 940 trillion Ralks a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 160,383 Ralks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tradesmen will knock 10% off their fees if customers pay cash, machine gun nests are the latest must-have gardening trend, CEOs and corporate executives are frequently found striking for better stock options, and vital intelligence-gathering activities are often put on hold for Call of Honor tournaments. Crime is totally unknown. Salarnsia's national animal is the Bird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Salarnsia is ranked 3,829^th in the world and 77^th in Europe for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 62.96 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.