The Republic of Sarventra is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 18.328 billion Sarventrans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 56.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Sarventran economy, worth 353 trillion lire a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 19,287 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is now illegal for teens to view any sites except Club Kitten and My Little Donkey, the newly revamped army is so eager for action that it has trouble keeping the peace, the military is on a massive recruiting drive in advance of an invasion of Brasilistan, and Sarventra has designated Sarventra City as its capital city. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sarventra's national animal is the salamander.

Sarventra is ranked 112,707^th in the world and 30^th in Land for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.