The Commonwealth of Solenthea is a fledgling, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 6 million Solentheans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 70.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Solenthean economy, worth 72.7 billion shiles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Tourism. Average income is 12,115 shiles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Preschoolers practice disarming active shooters before naptime, college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys, religious education is a new government priority, and it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Solenthea's national animal is the ferret, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Solenthea is ranked 79,210^th in the world and 407^th in The Communist Bloc for Smartest Citizens, with 38.78 quips per hour.