The Republic of Salagalu is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Ayumi Sachiko with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working population of 3.829 billion Salagalans 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 Defense, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Salagalu City. The average income tax rate is 71.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Salagalan economy, worth 347 trillion Salagalan Credits a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 90,649 Salagalan Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Shanty towns are forming in the suburbs of major cities, political candidates recite daily pledges of loyalty to their chosen party, people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, and elderly citizens regularly buy posh multimillion-Salagalan Credit mansions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Salagalu's national animal is the Ultramarine lorikeet, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is None.

Salagalu is ranked 24,812^th in the world and 953^rd in The North Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 7,743.26 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.