The Freople of Soem is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Pyt Snarfulton with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, absence of drug laws, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 36.316 billion Soemeosy enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Snarf City. The average income tax rate is 47.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Soemeon economy, worth a remarkable 8,348 trillion Ideas a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 229,877 Ideas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

There is a dearth of space for new houses, bargain hunters descend on disaster zones for a quick spot of grocery shopping, kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll, and new government leaflets tell coeliac children to eat more crisps. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Soem's national animal is the Snarf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Soem is ranked 745^th in the world and 23^rd in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 1,076.66 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.