The Empire of Pogerman is a tiny, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 12 million Pogermanians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order and Education are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The strong Pogermanian economy, worth 747 billion Celulas a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 62,300 Celulas, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 401,533 per year while the poor average 3,905, a ratio of 102 to 1.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Pogerman's national animal is the Onça, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Pogerman is ranked 13,195^th in the world and 3^rd in womp for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 8,014.42 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.