The Democratic States of Sarmax is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 146 million Sarmaxians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 9.1%.

The Sarmaxian economy, worth 7.43 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 50,863 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

More than one company makes the board game Monopoly, government officials frequently cut taxes as a distraction from antics with their secretaries, Max Barry is this year's Miss Sarmax, and rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century. Crime is well under control. Sarmax's national animal is the turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Sarmax is ranked 252,375^th in the world and 404^th in Crimson Spire for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring zero on the Gilded Widget Scale.