The Armed Republic of Politicinia is a small, cultured nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-working, cynical population of 36 million Polckuniticians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 13.1%.

The strong Politicinian economy, worth 2.75 trillion NkucKs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 76,272 NkucKs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

1% of global paper production is bound for the National Archive, the government denies any involvement in the release of the Hot Load computer virus, the silencing of dissent speaks volumes about the quality of Politicinian democracy, and politicians bribe ten-year-old geniuses to sit their aptitude tests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Politicinia's national animal is the Red dessert Scorpion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Politicinia is ranked 290,983^rd in the world and 30^th in The Achesonian Liberationists for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 201.69 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.