The Holy Empire of Francis de Sales is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Saint Francis de Sales with a fair hand, and notable for its public floggings, prohibition of alcohol, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 8.115 billion Francis de Salesians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Château de Sales. The average income tax rate is 16.4%.

The strong Francis de Salesian economy, worth 616 trillion Reais a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 76,013 Reais, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

People often get liposuction to reduce their air fares, a little pushing and pulling is needed for big ships to pass, lawmakers frequent the same speakeasies that they've publicly sworn to shut down, and dubiously qualified Skandilundian barristers keep referring to laws as 'government guidelines'. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Francis de Sales's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Francis de Sales is ranked 1,432^nd in the world and 2^nd in Society of Jesus for Most Primitive, scoring 214.62 on the Scary Big Number Scale.