The Republic of Sentoa is a very large, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and public floggings. The democratic population of 186 million Sentoans 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 13.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Sentoan economy, worth 8.20 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Pizza Delivery, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 44,082 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools, local executives are seen on the corner with cardboard signs reading "will oppress the masses for food", government negotiators never forget to say "pretty please" when begging for custody of its criminals, and tradesmen will knock 10% off their fees if customers pay cash. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Sentoa's national animal is the Honey Badger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Sentoa is ranked 76,681^st in the world and 113^th in Karma for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,213.24 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.