The Republic of Solforeia is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its public floggings, ubiquitous missile silos, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 1.208 billion Solforeians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Healthcare, and Industry also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Environment are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.8%.

The strong Solforeian economy, worth 68.3 trillion Lollipops a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 56,563 Lollipops, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 181,491 per year while the poor average 13,366, a ratio of 13.6 to 1.

Grandparents tell young ones tales of the good old days when people had cake on their birthday, prison libraries are being replaced with interrogation chambers, the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly, and even the most lowly council pen-pusher has the same political power as a senior minister. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force. Solforeia's national animal is the Cat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Solforeia is ranked 125,082^nd in the world and 11^th in Siberia for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 75.42 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.