The Sentinel of The Sea of Hate is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service, lack of airports, and ban on automobiles. The compassionate, devout population of 10.051 billion Sentinels 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 34.4%.

The strong Sentinel economy, worth 562 trillion Margrasian francs a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 55,920 Margrasian francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

The Sea of Hate's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region, prison walls have had to be modified to keep parkour-trained criminals from escaping, according to the latest national census as many as two-thirds of the respondents possibly consider 'violet' their favorite color, and tourists call Sentinel beach towns "the fine coastline". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Sea of Hate's national animal is the flamingo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Sea of Hate is ranked 68,483^rd in the world and 1^st in The Sea of Hate for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,555.25 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.