The Republic of Lord Sauron is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its enslaved workforce, keen interest in outer space, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 15.358 billion Lord Sauronians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Law & Order, and Industry also on the agenda. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 46.1%.

The powerhouse Lord Sauronian economy, worth a remarkable 1,447 trillion Plods a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 94,242 Plods, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 271,760 per year while the poor average 25,944, a ratio of 10.5 to 1.

Billions of Plods are being blown on orbital weapons development, the might of the entire Lord Sauronian Navy is focused on fifty bemused spear-throwing islanders, power to the people comes from the barrel of a gun, and school uniforms are compulsory. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lord Sauron's national animal is the Rod, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lord Sauron is ranked 62,232^nd in the world and 3,229^th in Balder for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 50,796.86 Standard Monetary Units.