The Republic of Sweethaven is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Martin Codax Albarino with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and disturbing lack of elderly people. The hard-nosed, devout population of 8.743 billion Sweethavenites have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 45.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Sweethavenian economy, worth 369 trillion pesos a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 42,293 pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Drugs containing the compound "oleum de serpens" are being sold to cancer patients, Sweethavenian actors literally work from cradle to grave, voter turnout for the election of the Junior Assistant for Non-Digital Media Strategies has been unsurprisingly low, and chickens roam the streets freely. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sweethaven's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Sweethaven is ranked 105,766^th in the world and 19^th in Gypsy Lands for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 45.43 Effective Tax Rate.