The Republic of Solmetria is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Alan with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, anti-smoking policies, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 16.691 billion Solmetrians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Soliste. The average income tax rate is 82.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Solmetrian economy, worth a remarkable 1,935 trillion Sol coins 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 115,949 Sol coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has adopted a "Lightning Never Strikes Twice" approach to dealing with natural disasters, convicted crypto-miners are sent to the salt mines, all you have to do is pray to get into Solmetria, and schoolchildren have more trading cards than flash cards in their backpacks. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Solmetria's national animal is the Homo sapiens, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Solmetria is ranked 204,450^th in the world and 1,369^th in The North Pacific for Largest Black Market, with 454 billion Standard Monetary Units.