The Most Serene Republic of Sonoda is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Sonoda Umi with an even hand, and remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 23.677 billion Sonodans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tottori. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Sonodan economy, worth a remarkable 5,738 trillion Yen a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 242,368 Yen, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Internet moderator is one of the most popular jobs among the nation's more socially awkward citizens, the price of takeaway food quadruples after 6pm, citizens are bombarded with advertising from their compulsory miniature radios, and innocent defendants often plead guilty for fear of receiving a much harsher sentence before jury. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sonoda's national animal is the Magpie robin, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Shinto.

Sonoda is ranked 308,513^th in the world and 208^th in Link to the FUTURE for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -8.44 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.