The Cherry blossom of Sakura 27 is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its prohibition of alcohol, ban on automobiles, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, devout population of 2.807 billion Sakura 27ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Administration, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 60.1%.

The strong Sakura 27ian economy, worth 218 trillion petals a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Tourism. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 77,743 petals, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 267,176 per year while the poor average 16,588, a ratio of 16.1 to 1.

The term cold case has taken on a very literal meaning, sniffer dogs are trained to follow clouds of fruity-smelling vapor, a serf by any other name works just as hard, and nothing gets the party jumping like Leader specifying how high. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sakura 27's national animal is the green pheasant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sakura 27 is ranked 268,186^th in the world and 467^th in International Puppet Storage for Nicest Citizens, with 6.84 average smiles per day.