The Republic of Poquaoi is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Me with a fair hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.487 billion Poqs 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 enormous, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Guerville. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Poquaoian economy, worth a remarkable 1,811 trillion Pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 213,474 Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Poquaoi is notorious for its citizens' infidelity, builders across Poquaoi are blocked up with orders for new public loos, people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, and elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates. Crime is totally unknown. Poquaoi's national animal is the Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is No.

Poquaoi is ranked 227^th in the world and 37^th in Europeia for Most Influential, scoring 251,478 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.