The People's Republic of Posvik is a tiny, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The cynical population of 8 million Posvikians 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 large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 38.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Posvikian economy, worth 301 billion dollars a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Retail, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 37,696 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, foreign policy is mostly just to smile and hope for the best, and college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Posvik's national animal is the falcon.

Posvik is ranked 284,816^th in the world and 3,463^rd in the South Pacific for Highest Average Incomes, with 37,696.22 Standard Monetary Units.