The Federal Republic of Salboa is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its unlimited-speed roads, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 481 million Salboans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Oviertos. The average income tax rate is 61.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Salboan economy, worth 37.4 trillion Salboan Pesos a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 77,775 Salboan Pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Civil engineers are undermining sinkholes, the government seeks peaceful forum with terrorists, it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma, and the government regularly reassures citizens that there are no monsters under their beds. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Salboa's national animal is the falcon, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Salboa is ranked 226,233^rd in the world and 2,975^th in The East Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -1.71 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.