The Byzantine Stagnancy of Subsonia is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Enigmatic Answering Machine with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 21.951 billion Subsonians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, although Healthcare, Administration, and Environment are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Primus Subsonia. The average income tax rate is 98.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Subsonian economy, worth a remarkable 4,368 trillion Denariis a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 198,988 Denariis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Proper policy proposals prerequire professional peer-reviewed papers, visiting dignitaries often end up cuddling in the hot tub with Enigmatic Answering Machine, many citizens refuse to smile lest they reveal their gold fillings, and passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Subsonia's national animal is the Subsonian Stagbear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Subsonia is ranked 2,156^th in the world and 59^th in the Pacific for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 98.5 Effective Tax Rate.