The Ho Ho Ho of -Santa- is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 9.585 billion elves are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 73.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant North Pole economy, worth 158 trillion presents a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Cheese Exports industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 16,575 presents, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People are bored of easy crossword puzzles, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, organ donation is compulsory, and military parades quietly tiptoe their way through the streets. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Santa-'s national animal is the reindeer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

-Santa- is ranked 280,380^th in the world and 8,244^th in Suspicious for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -9.54 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.