The Very First Page of Sateru is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Your Silhouette with an even hand, and notable for its ritual sacrifices, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 2.063 billion Sateri are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Walls of Insincerity. The average income tax rate is 28.1%.

The powerhouse Sateri economy, worth 152 trillion albums a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is 73,997 albums, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

Immersive video game experiences are interrupted by incessant disclaimer pop-ups, the diplomatic corps tends to open negotiations by insulting all the foreigners in the room, bills about shades of lipstick are frequently introduced in the nation's legislature, and the police are destroying all photographic evidence of their own existence. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sateru's national animal is the cat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Enchantment.

Sateru is ranked 254,781^st in the world and 387^th in Astoria for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 44.35 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.