The Discoverian Protectorate of The Saad State of Burgh is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 12.867 billion Burghians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 42.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Burghian economy, worth 435 trillion discs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Automobile Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 33,838 discs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A video of Leader wearing shock-blue face paint and smashing an electric guitar in front of a frenzied crowd is on endless repeat on the nightly news, government officials frequently cut taxes as a distraction from antics with their secretaries, crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed, and religion is strictly forbidden within school grounds. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Saad State of Burgh's national animal is the lanternfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

The Saad State of Burgh is ranked 87,463^rd in the world and 1^st in Esteria for Lowest Crime Rates, with 67.54 law-abiding acts per hour.