The Democratic Socialist Empire of Sonna is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by the Imperial Chairman with a fair hand, and renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.236 billion Sonnans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shi-Ling. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Sonnan economy, worth a remarkable 2,151 trillion fanrongs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 232,973 fanrongs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sonna's heavy congestion charges are the bane of motorists' lives, Scoutmasters debate whether luxury log cabins defeat the purpose of camping, the government recently donated a surfboard to an impoverished family in a landlocked region, and in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sonna's national animal is the thinthan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sonna is ranked 153,266^th in the world and 238^th in The Leftist Assembly for Most Pro-Market, scoring -80.56 on the Rand Index.