The Empire of Sumina is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Claudius II with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 9.922 billion romans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Rome. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Suminan economy, worth a remarkable 2,679 trillion denarii a year, is dominated by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 270,006 denarii, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 954,054 per year while the poor average 55,225, a ratio of 17.3 to 1.

Nothing says peaceful like watching escaped velociraptors eat three vacationing romans, advertisers are struggling to make water sound cool to a twitchy public, polling place volunteers are suddenly opening a huge number of offshore bank accounts, and all recreational drugs are legal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sumina's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is paganism.

Sumina is ranked 51,042^nd in the world and 728^th in the South Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 55,225.18 Standard Monetary Units.