The Republic of Polansk is a mammoth, orderly nation, notable for its state-planned economy, frequent executions, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 5.752 billion Polanskians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 80.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Polanskian economy, worth 984 trillion zloties 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 large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. 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 impressive 171,176 zloties, with the richest citizens earning 8.5 times as much as the poorest.

Hackers post hourly updates on international summits, increasing numbers of children in Polansk have different eye and hair color to their supposed fathers, the police go to great efforts to seize contraband favored by politicians on the police oversight committee, and colonies are told they'll get their sovereignty back when they finish supper. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Polansk's national animal is the Grizzly Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Polansk is ranked 115,954^th in the world and 114^th in Christians for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,295.37 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.