The Grand Principality of Saaro is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Princess Olga V with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, public floggings, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 25.481 billion Ruthenians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The minute, corrupt government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Education, with Law & Order, Healthcare, and Industry also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kyiv. The average income tax rate is 4.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Rus economy, worth a remarkable 3,048 trillion Hryvnias a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 119,655 Hryvnias, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens complain about a burning sensation after bathing, classes at Kyiv University get canceled on Brancaland's Independence Day, out-of-work basketball players loom over the unemployment line, and children gain their first sex education from reading the dictionary. Crime is relatively low. Saaro's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Harmonism.

Saaro is ranked 198,985^th in the world and 4^th in Sacrum Romanum Imperium for Lowest Crime Rates, with 56.77 law-abiding acts per hour.