The Commonwealth of Poina is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Eyden with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 9.563 billion Poinans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Poino. The average income tax rate is 99.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Poinan economy, worth a remarkable 2,328 trillion Nugs a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, highly specialized black market in Information Technology and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is an amazing 243,525 Nugs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government tries to improve relations with hostile countries by sending gift baskets, it is believed that belligerence is a passing phase foreign leaders will soon outgrow, no one can find a leaky faucet in Poina anymore, and there's never enough space in space. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Poina's national animal is the Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Juropijan Cults.

Poina is ranked 786^th in the world and 17^th in Europe for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 26,875.39 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.