The Republic of Some Wonder is a mammoth, orderly nation, remarkable for its strictly enforced bedtime, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 6.718 billion Some Wonderians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 31.7%.

The Some Wonderian economy, worth 235 trillion lire a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Retail, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 35,093 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Convicted criminals are given free limo rides to jail, nature magazines featuring stick insects on their covers are sometimes mistaken for fashion magazines, prisoners can't do number twos without their "toilet buddy" present, and acute politicians deride opposition members for being obtuse. Crime is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Some Wonder's national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Some Wonder is ranked 176,424^th in the world and 27^th in Lightyears Away for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 32.03 on the Bus Surprisal Index.