The Commonwealth of Solenthea is a tiny, genial nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 7 million Solentheans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 72.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Solenthean economy, worth 73.0 billion shiles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 10,434 shiles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government subsidizes those who produce the worst results, cash-strapped junkies lick rabbits for a cheap high, pop stars who make it big overseas are hailed as economic heroes, and the Solenthean government is the world's largest NGO. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Solenthea's national animal is the ferret, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Solenthea is ranked 22,514^th in the world and 220^th in The Communist Bloc for Least Corrupt Governments, with 94.15 percentage of bribes refused.