The United Kingdoms and Empire of The Brand New Salvatagard Republic is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Charles I with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 8.605 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Hirohito-Beckingham. The average income tax rate is 70.1%.

The strong Salvatagardian economy, worth 537 trillion National Salvatagardian Silver Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 62,505 National Salvatagardian Silver Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Euthanasia is illegal, waste is frequently shipped to other countries, any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property, and hell is not always other people. 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 64,841^st in the world and 2,351^st in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 83.67 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.