The Parliamentary Republic of Saulope is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Toby Jr with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.146 billion Saulopeans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Penguinini. The average income tax rate is 21.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Saulopean economy, worth 145 trillion Penguis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 126,632 Penguis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Angry citizens complain that there isn't enough geographical diversity on the new banknotes, insurance companies charge extortionate premiums to cover homes near waterways, a burger chain recently changed its name to Mack Donaldz for legal reasons, and fruit vendors are encouraging a life of crime in their advertising. Crime is totally unknown. Saulope's national animal is the Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Christianity.

Saulope is ranked 198,814^th in the world and 709^th in Europe for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 21.66 Effective Tax Rate.