The Dragon Watcher's Haven of Sortepia is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Order of the Talon with an even hand, and notable for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working population of 6.3 billion Sortepians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eigengrau. The average income tax rate is 69.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Sortepian economy, worth 845 trillion Fleurs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 134,141 Fleurs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

The "swords to plowshares" policy has created a generation of farmers that can kill a yak from 200 yards away, it can be a real jungle in a modern courtroom, Sortepian scientists are mixing chewing tobacco with bacon flavouring in an attempt to craft the perfect male snack, and the climate agreement has actually increased the volume of hot air in the atmosphere. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sortepia's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Doctrine of the Asymmetrical.

Sortepia is ranked 240,699^th in the world and 25^th in The Amaranthine Isles for Largest Black Market, with 229 billion Standard Monetary Units.