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The Kingdom of Soem is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its hatred of cheese. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 5.371 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 94%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

The Supreme Court vehemently protects civil rights and the right to privacy, motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours, school uniforms are compulsory, and public footpaths are being slowly eroded by the burgeoning number of ramblers. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Soem's national animal is the Snark, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Idea.

Soem is ranked 2430th in the region and 53,857th in the world for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector.