The Republic of Problevik is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, devout population of 7 million Problevikians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 14.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Problevikian economy, worth 340 billion Vikbucks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,576 Vikbucks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Industrial chicken farmers hear no evil see no evil and cluck no evil, juries are mostly made up of wealthy busybodies and ex-convicts, the government is seen to favor traditionalist religions, and high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Problevik's national animal is the Bear, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Problevik is ranked 108,028^th in the world and 1,530^th in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,562.96 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.