The Federation of -Posio- is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its pith helmet sales, public floggings, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.018 billion -Posio-ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 67.2%.

The frighteningly efficient -Posio-ian economy, worth 676 trillion gambles 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 large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. 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 an impressive 134,866 gambles, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 435,170 per year while the poor average 31,610, a ratio of 13.8 to 1.

Michelin-star chefs are being called on to prepare menus for six-year-olds, the government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure, amorous nobles always bring the same disappointing gift to weddings, and contemporary art museums showcase the latest in centuries-old art. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Posio-'s national animal is the gamble, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

-Posio- is ranked 23,574^th in the world and 95^th in Municipalities of Finland for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 30,694.13 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.