The Boogie Oogie Socialist Squad of The 1st Podrian Infantry Brigade is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, renowned for its state-planned economy and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 5.795 billion 1st Podrian Infantry Brigadeans are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 37.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant 1st Podrian Infantry Brigadean economy, worth 56.0 trillion assembly notes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Pizza Delivery, and Arms Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 9,663 assembly notes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The 1st Podrian Infantry Brigade's national animal is the serpent.

The 1st Podrian Infantry Brigade is ranked 237,207^th in the world and 2^nd in The USSD for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 128.56 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.