The Dictatorship of North Hells Saellue is a huge, orderly nation, remarkable for its national health service, keen interest in outer space, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 212 million Saellueans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Healthcare, and Education also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Social Policy receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 46.2%.

The powerhouse North Hells Saelluean economy, worth 20.5 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 96,762 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Recent events have left citizens both shaken and stirred, corporations have to consult a fifty-page "sanctions spreadsheet" to determine which countries they are allowed to do business with, signs stating "You Must be This Tall to Enter" have started appearing outside retirement homes, and Loud Patriotic Music Day has been ranked the seventh best new holiday of the year. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. North Hells Saellue's national animal is the squirrel, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

North Hells Saellue is ranked 43,570^th in the world and 65^th in Lands End for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 5,817.62 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.