The People's Republic of Songam-si is a large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 108 million Songamsians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 69.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Songamsian economy, worth 5.29 trillion won a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Average income is 49,000 won, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Colonies are told they'll get their sovereignty back when they finish supper, the nation's soldiers sleep four to a bed in order to use space economically, billions are being spent towards constructing the "Great Barrier Reef of Songam-si", and citizens must have a license to operate a computer. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Songam-si's national animal is the unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Songam-si is ranked 200,340^th in the world and 3,030^th in The North Pacific for Fattest Citizens, with 9.33 Obesity Rate.