The Free Land of Sumina is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by the people with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.904 billion Suminans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sugus. The average income tax rate is 49.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Suminan economy, worth a remarkable 1,594 trillion euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Retail, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 270,055 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The government spends billions to protect Sumina from a disaster that is one in a million, it's rare to find an unchewed pencil, many say faith is a crutch for those who can't move forward, and visions of giant pink lions are a common side effect after Suminans eat their meals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sumina's national animal is the lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Idiocy.

Sumina is ranked 10,556^th in the world and 224^th in the South Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 67.09 flags saluted per person per day.