The Republic of Soeman is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by James Rather with an iron fist, and notable for its deadly medical pandemics, public floggings, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 17.402 billion Soemanians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Administration, and Law & Order also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Soeman City. The average income tax rate is 77.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Soemanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,714 trillion Sas a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 155,997 Sas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

Fan-made edits of old films have seen a sudden jump in quality, commuters regularly break the sound barrier -- and several bones, waste collection professionals have been canned, and the stratosphere is full of "silent but deadly" attacks from James Rather's rear echelons. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Soeman's national animal is the San, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Violetism.

Soeman is ranked 20,693^rd in the world and 3^rd in Zentari for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 77.39 Effective Tax Rate.