The Republic of Saulterlan is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Yuan Tsui with an even hand, and remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed population of 1.168 billion Saulterlanians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hong Kong. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 54.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Saulterlanian economy, worth 159 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 136,348 Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Saulterlan's heavy congestion charges are the bane of motorists' lives, pareidolic SETI scientists swear there's a message from aliens hidden within pi, city mayors have to get permission from parliament to take a vacation day, and Yuan Tsui has been nicknamed 'Robomop'. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saulterlan's national animal is the Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Atheism.

Saulterlan is ranked 18,269^th in the world and 48^th in Cape of Good Hope for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 8,242.25 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.