The Democratic Republic of Sokala is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Art with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate population of 3.518 billion Sokalans, 3.347 billion of whom are zombies, are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bondoc City. The average income tax rate is 90.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Sokalan economy, worth a remarkable 1,395 trillion Nihils a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 132,022 Nihils, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

This year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection, captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship, criminals and college students are taking an interest in the government's new weed-killing program, and the recycled air in planes is nauseating. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sokala's national animal is the Sokalan silver-tipped toucan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is None.

Sokala is ranked 6,761^st in the world and 158^th in The East Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 2,138.35 on the Clooney Contribution Index.