The Republic of Sugarbelle is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 2.822 billion Sugarbelleans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 14.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Sugarbellean economy, worth 117 trillion Bits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Information Technology, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 41,751 Bits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is well under control. Sugarbelle's national animal is the Unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sugarbelle is ranked 236,184^th in the world and 1,266^th in Europe for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 155.09 on the Gilded Widget Scale.