The Free Land of Saldia is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete lack of public education. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.724 billion Saldians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Luwili. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.1%.

The very strong Saldian economy, worth 109 trillion mafuns a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 63,677 mafuns, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 183,820 per year while the poor average 17,503, a ratio of 10.5 to 1.

Crayon squiggles were a late addition to the works of the Renaissance Old Masters, distrust of taps has many people bathing only with bottled mineral water, there's an aura of pseudoscience around academia, and teen parties are often ruined by wet blanket chaperones. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Saldia's national animal is the red ovenbird, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Saldia is ranked 224,909^th in the world and 126^th in Coalition of Crown Albatross for Most Beautiful Environments, with 428.24 pounds of wildlife per square mile.