The Borderlands of Saihate is a large, cultured nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 137 million Saihateans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Saihatean economy, worth 14.9 trillion fake fleabane flowers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 108,597 fake fleabane flowers, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 421,692 per year while the poor average 19,141, a ratio of 22.0 to 1.

Hedge fund managers are diversifying into herbaceous borders, there have been reports of people marrying housepets, a death threat has replaced 'hello' as an official greeting in the nation, and citizens have reported seeing strange rays of light emanating from the moon. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Saihate's national animal is the 75 6e 6b 6e 0f 77 6e, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Saihate is ranked 246,272^nd in the world and 153^rd in Benigtopia for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 71.53 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.