The United and Armed Leftists of The 87th Podrian Infantry Brigade is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its state-planned economy and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 683 million 87th Podrian Infantry Brigadeans are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The large, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 41.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant 87th Podrian Infantry Brigadean economy, worth 6.19 trillion assembly notes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 9,068 assembly notes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The 87th Podrian Infantry Brigade's national animal is the serpent.

The 87th Podrian Infantry Brigade is ranked 267,785^th in the world and 1^st in Idris for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -7.75 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.