The Republic of Signar is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Director with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, pith helmet sales, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 4.25 billion Signarians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Greyport. The average income tax rate is 96.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Signarian economy, worth 736 trillion marks 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 dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 173,316 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government theft from poor artists to give to rich allies has been dubbed the "reverse Robin Hood" policy, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, it is mandatory to learn evolution in schools, and bowling teams spend more time looking at their phones than the pins. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Signar's national animal is the parrot, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Solism.

Signar is ranked 6,740^th in the world and 182^nd in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 57.82 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.