The Too-Well-Hidden Bunker of Podium is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Michael Talberg with an even hand, and remarkable for its national health service, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cheerful population of 16.023 billion Poduminians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eighburn. The average income tax rate is 20.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Poduminian economy, worth a remarkable 3,336 trillion points a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 208,207 points, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sweat stains are proof of political acumen, the Poduminian government is the world's largest NGO, representatives soak in mineral pools at the new capitol building day spa, and prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Podium's national animal is the sergal, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Podium is ranked 101,435^th in the world and 1,087^th in the West Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 263.72 on the Clooney Contribution Index.