The Most Serene Noble Republic of Santheres is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by its nobles with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 31.633 billion Santherese hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of San Gianpiero. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Santherese economy, worth a remarkable 7,074 trillion lire a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Cheese Exports. Average income is an amazing 223,650 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Its nobles's exquisite office door is replaced monthly due to angry petitioners, passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections, Its nobles's handshakes with opposition leaders usually lead to thumb wars, and debates on whether toilet seats should be left up or down are increasingly commonplace. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Santheres's national animal is the lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Marcevangelism.

Santheres is ranked 34,619^th in the world and 3^rd in Pardes for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 140.05 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.