The People's Republic of Samaltak True is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by La Première with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.233 billion Samaltakeans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Baie-Mahault. The average income tax rate is 97.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Samaltakean economy, worth a remarkable 1,214 trillion Simoleons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 147,499 Simoleons, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread, a faint smell of body odour can be detected at several miles' distance from the National Science Park, brave curators do battle with disorganised government libraries, and it is now illegal for teens to view any sites except Club Kitten and My Little Donkey. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Samaltak True's national animal is the Macaw, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Samaltak True is ranked 3,014^th in the world and 81^st in The East Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 3,030.66 pounds of wildlife per square mile.