The Dominion of Sanskacia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Sansker with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, complete absence of social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 31.841 billion Sanskacians 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Imperium Island. The average income tax rate is 4.9%.

The powerhouse Sanskacian economy, worth a remarkable 5,888 trillion shades a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Gambling, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 184,932 shades, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Government reports are now used to teach toddlers to read, the police have been known to wiretap confessional boxes, travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Sanskacia's national animal is the alligator, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Violet Said So.

Sanskacia is ranked 290,135^th in the world and 11,109^th in Lazarus for Nicest Citizens, with 0.2 average smiles per day.