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The Confederacy of Saundie is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Dr Cakeston with an even hand, and renowned for its unlimited-speed roads, daily referendums, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 34.073 billion Saundieans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cakeston. The average income tax rate is 28.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Saundiean economy, worth a remarkable 5,348 trillion cheesecakes a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 156,968 cheesecakes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ride-sharing often involves some passengers sitting on the roof rack, TV coverage of music festivals consists mostly of backstage interviews, giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why Dr Cakeston is a silly poophead, and urban parents tell their children that the family car went to a farm upstate. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Saundie's national animal is the cheesecake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Saundie is ranked 2,271^st in the world and 123^rd in Lazarus for Safest, scoring 143.31 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.