The People's Republic of Salaas is a tiny, genial nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 8 million Salaasi are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 47.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The fragile Salaasi economy, worth 180 billion lasas a year, is led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Retail, Basket Weaving, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 22,595 lasas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, fireworks and other big bangs are forbidden during the newest public holiday, surveillance cameras are banned, and the nation is completely gun-free. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Salaas's national animal is the yari, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Salaas is ranked 10,294^th in the world and 39^th in Aesica for Safest, scoring 119.33 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.