The People's Republic of Homunculi is a tiny, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 8 million Homunculians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, with Education and Spirituality also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.5%.

The Homunculian economy, worth 448 billion Leptons a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 56,043 Leptons, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 344,480 per year while the poor average 3,981, a ratio of 86.5 to 1.

Sex-ed is child's play, corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, all recreational drugs are legal, and blind dates tend to result in bruised shins. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Homunculi's national animal is the Glow-Worm, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Homunculi is ranked 305,186^th in the world and 4,106^th in the South Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 41.86 on the Human Development Index.