The Empire of Sopernia is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 606 million Sopernians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Andorra Soper. The average income tax rate is 59.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Sopernian economy, worth 49.2 trillion sopers a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 81,203 sopers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The main interest rates change daily based on the latest news story, consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed, the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting, and homophobia is off the menu. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sopernia's national animal is the kangaroo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sopernia is ranked 38,334^th in the world and 1,851^st in The North Pacific for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 2,235.24 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.