The Commonwealth of Saridesia is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 144 million Saridesians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.8%.

The strong Saridesian economy, worth 8.61 trillion lire a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 59,794 lire, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

Mining is the nation's most dangerous occupation, the arms industry is strictly regulated, census workers struggle to account for the rapidly increasing number of citizens to tabulate, and good-looking soldier boys have celebrity status amongst the nation's homosexuals. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Saridesia's national animal is the wyvern.

Saridesia is ranked 83,676^th in the world and 1^st in The PacificaVerse for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 2,940.86 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.