The Kaiserreich of Sovern is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Kaiser Erik Alduin III with an iron fist, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, pith helmet sales, and labour-free parental leave. The hard-nosed, cynical, cheerful population of 21.418 billion Soverns 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valis. The average income tax rate is 99.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Sovern economy, worth a remarkable 8,155 trillion Rodins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 380,782 Rodins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

International trade is a sticky issue, planespotters are emigrating in droves, the government subsidizes everything from particle physics to fabric softeners, and rogue nations are placing suspiciously large bulk orders for student laptops. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Sovern's national animal is the Falcon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Indigoism.

Sovern is ranked 709^th in the world and 1^st in Aceon for Largest Information Technology Sector, scoring 97,302.42 on the Fann-Boi Productivity Index.