The People's Republic of Sumerkia is a large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 130 million Sumerkis 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 large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 66.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Sumerkian economy, worth 3.99 trillion Crowns 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 Tourism, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 30,715 Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Visitors often mistake the toiletplex at music festivals for the main stage, rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century, increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times, and when their backs are against the walls Sumerkis look out for gay men. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sumerkia's national animal is the Beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sumerkia is ranked 78,737^th in the world and 666^th in the West Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 121.92 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.