The Democratic Republic of Sabalt is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Scepter K with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, parental licensing program, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 14.799 billion Sabaltarians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Septa. The average income tax rate is 87.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Sabaltian economy, worth a remarkable 2,301 trillion Munies a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 155,540 Munies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

The country routinely whitewashes uncomfortable parts of its history, the government insists that a ghost voted ten million times in the last election, Scepter K's speeches are beloved by insomniacs, and politicians are forced to wear portable lie detectors at all times. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sabalt's national animal is the Elephant, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Nomuraism.

Sabalt is ranked 325,652^nd in the world and 15,349^th in Osiris for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 30.63 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.