The Armed Republic of The 24th Podrian Coastal Defence Battery is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy and absence of drug laws. The democratic population of 1.379 billion 24th Podrian Coastal Defence Batteryians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 29.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped 24th Podrian Coastal Defence Batteryian economy, worth 57.0 trillion soggy assembly notes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Soda Sales. Average income is 41,341 soggy assembly notes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The 24th Podrian Coastal Defence Battery's national animal is the sea serpent.

The 24th Podrian Coastal Defence Battery is ranked 223,018^th in the world and 4^th in Liberal Democratic Socialist Alliance for Most Primitive, scoring -88.03 on the Scary Big Number Scale.