The Halcyon Republic of Polanas is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by President Jan Istaroth with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 10.476 billion Polanesians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Warsaw. The average income tax rate is 89.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Polanesian economy, worth a remarkable 2,161 trillion Polanesian Złoties a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 206,305 Polanesian Złoties, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Dissing one's former country is a prerequisite to apply for Polanesian citizenship, aristocracy is given the bird and called out as a lark, gymnasts are in awe at the amount of hoops army applicants must jump through, and hot dogs have been renamed lukewarm pigs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Polanas's national animal is the White Heron, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Polanas is ranked 4,951^st in the world and 1^st in Civiles Conservare for Smartest Citizens, with 130.84 quips per hour.