The Republic of Podotia is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by Teleffin̆ Kécily with an even hand, and notable for its prohibition of alcohol, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 889 million Podotians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Toló. The average income tax rate is 69.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Podotian economy, worth 32.6 trillion coins a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,712 coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Popular cartoon characters frequently appear in government-sponsored PSAs reminding students to say no to drugs, recognizing the Podotian flag qualifies you for citizenship, people say that cubists are rubbish because they can't draw faces, and Teleffin̆ Kécily has just been declared ruler of Podotia in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Podotia's national animal is the Podotian rabbit, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Podotia is ranked 189,567^th in the world and 6^th in Thing for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 15.51 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.