The Commonwealth of Sandwitch is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion and absence of drug laws. The democratic population of 744 million Sandwitchians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 19.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Sandwitchian economy, worth 28.3 trillion rocks a year, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,102 rocks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Postmen have been arrested in job lots for selling junk mail as home insulation, polite commuters on the Sandwitch City Metro always let hurried workers off the train first, conspiracy theorists allege Sandwitch City's new subway map resembles Satanic symbols, and the Sandwitch Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise. Crime is relatively low. Sandwitch's national animal is the horse, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Sandwitch is ranked 227,464^th in the world and 1^st in Sandwich for Lowest Crime Rates, with 57.49 law-abiding acts per hour.