The Republic of Saint Belmar III is a huge, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 569 million Saint Belmar IIIians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 38.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Saint Belmar IIIian economy, worth 26.4 trillion lire a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 46,436 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Teenagers claim that morning paper rounds are performance art, the experimental sculpture "Overtures In Dried Tiger Dung" has been declared a national treasure, armed security details escort librarians to their homes, and people who have had childhood imaginary friends are told they can't ever be trusted with guns. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saint Belmar III's national animal is the tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Saint Belmar III is ranked 108,825^th in the world and 34^th in NATO 2022 for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,481.65 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.