The Military Researcher of -Saffron- is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Saffron with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 13.83 billion Saffronians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eden. The average income tax rate is 23.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Saffronian economy, worth a remarkable 1,405 trillion minerals a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 101,639 minerals, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's weary schoolchildren excel at sport but must count scores on their fingers, Saffronian husbands are dead good at fathering kids, several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation, and gossip magazines have pictures of Saffron sunbathing on the beach with political rivals. Crime is totally unknown. -Saffron-'s national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

-Saffron- is ranked 66,632^nd in the world and 2^nd in The Finch Legion for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 143.86 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.