The Most Serene Republic of New San Antonio is a mammoth, cultured nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, lack of airports, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 7.955 billion New San Antonioans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 72.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped New San Antonioan economy, worth 284 trillion Credits a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Furniture Restoration, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 35,735 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The media seems excessively interested in what Leader is wearing this season, the nation's politicians are known more for the internet memes they spawn than any of their accomplishments, employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams, and paper and ink publications are subsidised by the government to keep them in the black. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New San Antonio's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

New San Antonio is ranked 179,274^th in the world and 132^nd in The League for Fattest Citizens, with 9.65 Obesity Rate.