The People's Republic of Sumerkia is a large, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, ubiquitous missile silos, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 156 million Sumerkis are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 64.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Sumerkian economy, worth 7.32 trillion Crowns 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 Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is 46,900 Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sumerkia City's flashy holiday light displays can be seen from space, Beavers are frequently shot for looking at people 'in a funny way', artists from across the nation compete to renovate the restrooms of old government buildings, and executions are marked by quiet dignity and maybe a final round or two of whist. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sumerkia's national animal is the Beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sumerkia is ranked 4,794^th in the world and 79^th in the West Pacific for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 11,674.84 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.