The Principality of Saplas is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic, devout population of 2.397 billion Saplasians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 59.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Saplasian economy, worth 73.0 trillion Souths a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. Average income is 30,453 Souths, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saplas's national animal is the Pacific, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Saplas is ranked 66,201^st in the world and 1^st in Fellowship of Malice for Lowest Crime Rates, with 70.67 law-abiding acts per hour.