The Empire of Sumina is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Claudius II with a fair hand, and renowned for its smutty television, sprawling nuclear power plants, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 9.832 billion romans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Rome. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Suminan economy, worth a remarkable 2,611 trillion denarii a year, is dominated by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 265,614 denarii, with the richest citizens earning 8.9 times as much as the poorest.

Workers have their fruitcake and eat it too, rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century, surrealist houses shaped like mushrooms and volcanoes dominate the wealthiest neighborhoods, and the Sumina Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sumina's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is paganism.

Sumina is ranked 7,088^th in the world and 175^th in the South Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 14,313.39 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.