The Bird-Loving Republic of Salarnsia is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by James Everest Jr with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, anti-smoking policies, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 5.724 billion Salarnsians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brexton. The average income tax rate is 21.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Salarnsian economy, worth 937 trillion Ralks a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 163,750 Ralks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Angry citizens complain that there isn't enough geographical diversity on the new banknotes, the justice of Salarnsia is considered superior to that of other nations, many friends and relatives of James Everest Jr have been given ambassador jobs in tropical island nations, and signs saying "No Poor People or Weirdoes" are common outside shops and cafés. Crime is totally unknown. Salarnsia's national animal is the Bird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Salarnsia is ranked 45,026^th in the world and 519^th in Europe for Lowest Crime Rates, with 75.89 law-abiding acts per hour.