The Republic of Saloom is a tiny, efficient nation, notable for its national health service, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 12 million Saloomians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Administration, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.8%.

The very strong Saloomian economy, worth 868 billion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 72,311 Marks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 246,661 per year while the poor average 15,604, a ratio of 15.8 to 1.

It is technically inaccurate to call the dead 'worm food', dozens of viewers go online to hear whether a comma has been added to Clause 5 in Subsection B of Law 58375, young and brooding teens are welcomed with open arms to the Dogwarts School of Strangeness and Sorcery, and politicians ponder for at least a minute when asked if they would like sugar in their tea. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Saloom's national animal is the Loomish White Deer.

Saloom is ranked 162,186^th in the world and 2,231^st in The North Pacific for Rudest Citizens, with 49.24 insults per minute.