The Democratic Republic of Sohnen is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its public floggings, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 152 million Sohnenians 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, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 65.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Sohnenian economy, worth 7.94 trillion marks a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 52,249 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Intellectual snobbery has the cognoscenti sneering at anyone who doesn't have an opinion on the semiological drift of Umberto Eco's works, prisoners can't do number twos without their "toilet buddy" present, the government keeps its thumb on the scales of justice, and retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sohnen's national animal is the raven.

Sohnen is ranked 158,743^rd in the world and 3^rd in Aernen for Highest Average Incomes, with 52,249.51 Standard Monetary Units.