The Republic of Solemn Son is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 733 million Sonians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Public Transport aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 37.0%.

The thriving Solemn Sonian economy, worth 69.5 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 94,812 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 315,569 per year while the poor average 21,226, a ratio of 14.9 to 1.

Government agents stalk the aisles of grocery stores for out-of-stock medications, the contraband cigarette trade is lighting up across Solemn Son, governments opposing Solemn Son are beset by rebels, and wounded veterans can only get prosthetics if they agree to become walking billboards for the arms industry. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Solemn Son's national animal is the Cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Solemn Son is ranked 47,677^th in the world and 751^st in The East Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 5,277.5 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.