The Commonwealth of Saginia is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 400 million Saginians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Junea. The average income tax rate is 71.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Saginian economy, worth 23.4 trillion Surs 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 Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Average income is 58,448 Surs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mathematics majors learn about new ways to model their crushing debt, mining is the nation's most dangerous occupation, children must be board certified to append "Jr" to their name, and children as young as eight can present logical proofs for the existence of the afterlife. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saginia's national animal is the Sagii Pigeon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Saginia is ranked 100,017^th in the world and 463^rd in the Plains of Perdition for Most Developed, scoring 61.44 on the Human Development Index.