The Military Union of New Salva is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Lord Commander John Oak with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 13.866 billion New Salvans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Salva Citadel. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient New Salvan economy, worth a remarkable 5,072 trillion Units a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an amazing 365,799 Units, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Political speeches always take place at sunset to a background of patriotic power ballads, the sound of office water cooler chatter has been replaced by the whirring of computer cooling fans, New Salva Citadel's back alleys are rife with sausage eating, and bemused citizens are encouraged to sing foreign-language hymns of religions they have never heard of. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Salva's national animal is the Dragon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

New Salva is ranked 3,284^th in the world and 141^st in Balder for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 17,747.99 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.