The United Kingdom of Sagradus is a small, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, public floggings, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 29 million Sagradusians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.4%.

The strong Sagradusian economy, worth 1.63 trillion Shekels a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Gambling, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 56,179 Shekels, with the richest citizens earning 6.0 times as much as the poorest.

Strip mining of rare earth metals is up while back problems are down, female newsreaders distract the nation by breastfeeding during broadcast, shanty towns are forming in the suburbs of major cities, and going on a diet invalidates your passport. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sagradus's national animal is the Hippogriff.

Sagradus is ranked 143,526^th in the world and 87^th in Novo Brasil for Highest Drug Use, scoring 28.6 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.