The United Socialist States of Sarana B is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its anti-smoking policies, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 493 million Sarana Bians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 30.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Sarana Bian economy, worth 22.0 trillion pounds a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 44,535 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Private law firms are unheard of, clergy who start talking about politics are forced to take a holy vow of silence, disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown, and throwing garbage out of your house's front window makes it legally someone else's problem. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sarana B's national animal is the Manra, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Sarana B is ranked 277,393^rd in the world and 1,189^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Patriotic, with 0.59 flags saluted per person per day.