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The Sovereign Crown Republic of St Saratoga is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Sainte-Queen Kathrine Durant with an even hand, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 31.008 billion Saratogans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mjölstrand. The average income tax rate is 78.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Saratogan economy, worth a remarkable 7,620 trillion Kredits a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 245,752 Kredits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians "baring all" for the camera isn't always a figure of speech, visual acuity is worsening amongst teenagers, people can't decide between preserving forests and buying print copies of 'Dogman Versus The Giggler', and all telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons'. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. St Saratoga's national animal is the Elk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Divine Providence.

St Saratoga is ranked 5,268^th in the world and 3^rd in New Coalition of Nations for Lowest Crime Rates, with 114.73 law-abiding acts per hour.