The Freople of Soem is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Pyt Snarfulton with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 36.298 billion Soemeosy enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Snarf City. The average income tax rate is 47.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Soemeon economy, worth a remarkable 8,278 trillion Ideas a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an amazing 228,064 Ideas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign militias and child smuggling rings will always love Pyt Snarfulton, the acceptance of acupuncture and other alternative therapies has needled the scientific community, welfare recipients are milking the government for all they've got, and it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Soem's national animal is the Snarf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Soem is ranked 619^th in the world and 11^th in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 87.29 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.