The Armed Republic of The 30th Podrian Coastal Defence Battery is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy and absence of drug laws. The democratic population of 1.419 billion 30th 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 32.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped 30th Podrian Coastal Defence Batteryian economy, worth 56.5 trillion soggy assembly notes 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 a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Trout Farming, Uranium Mining, Cheese Exports, and Tourism. 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 39,792 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 30th Podrian Coastal Defence Battery's national animal is the sea serpent.

The 30th Podrian Coastal Defence Battery is ranked 48,514^th in the world and 1^st in Kommie San for Safest, scoring 103.64 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.