The State of Satario is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by the Governor with an iron fist, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 11.79 billion Satarioans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 75.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Satarioan economy, worth 195 trillion betales 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 led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 16,540 betales, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Harry Potter books are banned, wrongful arrests abound as 'criminals' blame the guy next to them, Satario has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Satario in an international press conference. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Satario's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Satario is ranked 60,088^th in the world and 1^st in Iranian Islamic Republic for Most Corrupt Governments, with 30.34 kickbacks per hour.