The Commonwealth of Sarmatia-Germania is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its deadly medical pandemics, suspicion of poets, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 274 million Sarmatian-Germanic peoples live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Industry, although Welfare, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality and Law & Order aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 4.6%.

The powerhouse Sarmatian-Germanic race economy, worth 19.5 trillion Sarmatian-Germanic denarii a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Information Technology, and Gambling. Average income is 71,076 Sarmatian-Germanic denarii, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

Former customs officers are adjusting to their new lives as market stall traders, Sarmatia-Germania recently decided against having a capital city, the disabled are forced to undergo an MRI scan every time they pick up their benefit payments, and police reduce their paperwork by refusing to arrest anyone. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Sarmatia-Germania's national animal is the Sarmatian-Germanic elephant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Sarmatia-Germania is ranked 67,250^th in the world and 1,943^rd in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 113.23 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.