The Cherry blossom of Sakura 21 is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 2.981 billion Sakura 21ians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 64.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Sakura 21ian economy, worth 242 trillion petals a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 81,229 petals, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Modelling agencies send their clients to work in nursing homes, wrongful arrests abound as 'criminals' blame the guy next to them, blue bloods are welcome in Sakura 21, and the government is continually probing the galaxy in search of alien life. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sakura 21's national animal is the green pheasant, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Sakura 21 is ranked 74,726^th in the world and 433^rd in International Puppet Storage for Most Developed, scoring 69.16 on the Human Development Index.