The Colony of Polvik is a tiny, socially progressive nation, notable for its frequent executions, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 10 million Polvikians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and International Aid. The average income tax rate is 63.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The struggling Polvikian economy, worth 203 billion Gunardian Standard Credits 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 Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Retail, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 20,286 Gunardian Standard Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children regularly take part in blood sports that result in extreme boo-boos, time flies when you're not having fun, the recital of citations that follows any political speech can be longer than the speech itself, and religious households enthusiastically use whips in private. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Polvik's national animal is the Polik Whale, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Polvik is ranked 42,413^th in the world and 5^th in Kellick Isles for Least Corrupt Governments, with 93.93 percentage of bribes refused.