The Mercantile Coalition League of Samuelstani is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Emperor Samual I with an even hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cheerful, devout population of 19.429 billion Samuelstanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Svastian City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Samuelstanian economy, worth a remarkable 8,158 trillion Puppies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Retail. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an amazing 419,931 Puppies, with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

In the Beginning was the Word and the Word was "Pragmatism", reams of paperwork signed in triplicate have taken the magic out of magic, pet owners must make a payment if their charges leave a deposit, and unpopular cops are fired at a moment's notice by the citizens they police. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Samuelstani's national animal is the Emperor Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Samuelstani is ranked 290,175^th in the world and 1,301^st in Europeia for Safest, scoring 3.47 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.