The Freople of Soem is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Pyt Snarfulton with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, keen interest in outer space, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 36.229 billion Soemeosy enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Snarf City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 41.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Soemeon economy, worth a remarkable 8,342 trillion Ideas a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 230,273 Ideas, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 650,929 per year while the poor average 65,174, a ratio of 10.0 to 1.

Chrome-clad space marines are such stuff that dreams are made on, being Pyt Snarfulton has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs, students at universities think exercise bikes are pieces of abstract art, and mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Soem's national animal is the Snarf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Soem is ranked 76,059^th in the world and 1,297^th in the South Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 3,010.29 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.