The Democratic States of Saugeen Shores is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Zach with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and digital currency. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 4.135 billion Saugeen Shoresians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Port Elgin. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 82.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Saugeen Shoresian economy, worth 865 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 209,297 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 676,425 per year while the poor average 48,940, a ratio of 13.8 to 1.

The government denies any involvement in the release of the Hot Load computer virus, students at universities think exercise bikes are pieces of abstract art, earthquake sirens are a leading cause of hearing loss, and doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Saugeen Shores's national animal is the Golden Retriever, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Saugeen Shores is ranked 311,073^rd in the world and 5,775^th in The North Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -538.48 on the Scary Big Number Scale.