The Democratic Republic of Sokala is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Art with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, national health service, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate population of 10.39 billion Sokalans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bondoc City. The average income tax rate is 89.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Sokalan economy, worth a remarkable 1,340 trillion Nihils a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 128,991 Nihils, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Park rangers struggle to deal with a rash of stolen pic-a-nic baskets, teens graduate from front of house retail to the frontlines of war, this year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection, and captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sokala's national animal is the Sokalan silver-tipped toucan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is None.

Sokala is ranked 7,212^th in the world and 182^nd in The East Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 37.82 average smiles per day.