The Empire of Somanien is a huge, safe nation, notable for its infamous sell-swords, digital currency, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 522 million Somaniens are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stapole. The average income tax rate is 42.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Somanien economy, worth 30.8 trillion Somanien ₩s a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 58,918 Somanien ₩s, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Being sent to collections is more dangerous than ever, most ambassadors from Somanien retire only a few years after being appointed, government programs are less "written" and more "plagiarised", and all screens are equal but some are more equal than others. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Somanien's national animal is the Bird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Somanien is ranked 223,087^th in the world and 5,320^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -3.96 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.