The Freople of Soem is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Pyt Snarfulton with an even hand, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, aversion to nipples, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 36.249 billion Soemeosy enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Snarf City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 42.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Soemeon economy, worth a remarkable 8,343 trillion Ideas a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 230,181 Ideas, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

Students at universities think exercise bikes are pieces of abstract art, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field, public toilets are famed for their rear entries, and companies are turning to trained Snarves for their most menial jobs. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Soem's national animal is the Snarf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Soem is ranked 291,255^th in the world and 5,419^th in the South Pacific for Safest, scoring 2.28 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.