The National Collectivity of Polre is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Administrator Corthins with an iron fist, and notable for its state-planned economy, ban on automobiles, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.842 billion Polreans 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 large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Starchia. The average income tax rate is 96.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Polrean economy, worth 326 trillion Polroes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 177,196 Polroes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Theft is considered to be okay if the crime happened a long time ago, Polreans incessantly needle their doctors for relief, scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway, and schoolboys who turn to watch pretty girls go by are given detention. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Polre's national animal is the Animal, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Polrean Christianity.

Polre is ranked 310,275^th in the world and 833^rd in Europe for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -29 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.