The United Kingdoms and Empire of The Brand New Salvatagard Republic is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Emperor Charles I with an even hand, and notable for its ban on automobiles, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 11.58 billion Salvatagardians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Hirohito-Beckingham. The average income tax rate is 79.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Salvatagardian economy, worth 739 trillion National Salvatagardian Silver Dollars a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 63,865 National Salvatagardian Silver Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Emperor Charles I claims to be the epitome of family values, most towns have their Emperor Charles I High School located on Emperor Charles I Street, machine gun nests are the latest must-have gardening trend, and it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Brand New Salvatagard Republic's national animal is the Great Blue Eastern Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Orthodox.

The Brand New Salvatagard Republic is ranked 12,002^nd in the world and 398^th in the South Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 9,869.66 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.