The Dark Realm of SAUR0N is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Tar-Mairon with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, anti-smoking policies, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 2.669 billion Free Races are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tol-Sirion. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 24.3%.

The thriving Sauron's economy, worth 199 trillion Rings a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 74,828 Rings, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 254,274 per year while the poor average 16,240, a ratio of 15.7 to 1.

Notable individuals are granted land and titles, foreign leaders' Twitcher accounts are monitored for potential threats to national security, the military is on a massive recruiting drive in advance of an invasion of Brasilistan, and the government is well known for declaring war on other countries for suspected slights. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SAUR0N's national animal is the Hobbit, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

SAUR0N is ranked 170,353^rd in the world and 1^st in Angband for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 949.12 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.