The People's Republic of Potona is a mid-sized, safe nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, devout population of 50 million Potonans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 75.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Potonan economy, worth 2.02 trillion Denariis a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 40,466 Denariis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

No one is worried about government policies any more, scientists on maritime expeditions return with a healthy glow, criminals always seem to be forewarned of police raids, and the national security service are a bunch of crooks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Potona's national animal is the Raven, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Potona is ranked 288,452^nd in the world and 1^st in Res Publica Populorum Potonia for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring -7.48 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.