The Forerunner State of Salizene is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Unknown with an iron fist, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, prohibition of alcohol, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 17.462 billion Salizeneans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Unknown. The average income tax rate is 96.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Salizenean economy, worth a remarkable 3,438 trillion Republic Credits a year, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 196,918 Republic Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Parents must decide between buying food and taking their children to the park, people who stay late at the office often come home to find their own funeral being planned, the public are free to vote for whomever the government wants in office, and Unknown affectionately nicknames supporters by number. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Salizene's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Unknown.

Salizene is ranked 23,229^th in the world and 1^st in Corsair for Largest Populations, with 17.5 billion capita.