The Dark Queendom of -Salem- is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Salem with an even hand, and renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, free-roaming dinosaurs, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working population of 9.443 billion Salemians 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, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Remnant. The average income tax rate is 61.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Salemian economy, worth a remarkable 1,127 trillion liens a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 119,371 liens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Government statisticians explain census inaccuracies by declaring that "Sith happens", in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare, census workers struggle to account for the rapidly increasing number of citizens to tabulate, and agreeing to appear on TV is often the best way to access social care. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Salem-'s national animal is the grimm, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Salemism.

-Salem- is ranked 269,180^th in the world and 16^th in Remnant for Most Primitive, scoring -230.41 on the Scary Big Number Scale.