The Kaiserreich of Sovern is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Kaiser Erik Alduin III with an iron fist, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, zero percent divorce rate, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical, cheerful population of 21.839 billion Soverns 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valis. The average income tax rate is 99.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Sovern economy, worth a remarkable 8,378 trillion Rodins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 383,664 Rodins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Weapons produced by newly nationalized armaments factories have been found to contain sawdust instead of gunpowder, nuclear submarines have been deployed to protect the nation's banana supply, elderly citizens regularly buy posh multimillion-Rodin mansions, and vats of anabolic steroids are being dumped into the ocean to make Sovern mussels the biggest in Aceon. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Sovern's national animal is the Falcon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Indigoism.

Sovern is ranked 285^th in the world and 1^st in Aceon for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 1,478.91 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.