The People's Republic of Policka is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by The Chairman with an iron fist, and renowned for its closed borders, strictly enforced bedtime, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 8.952 billion Polickans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while Welfare and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Czewrotów. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 93.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Polickan economy, worth a remarkable 2,573 trillion Złoties 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 Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, 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 287,510 Złoties, with the richest citizens earning 9.0 times as much as the poorest.

A citizen who thinks a slave is a deadbeat is entitled to make the descriptor literally true, enthusiasm for abstract art has gone up in smoke, woe-is-me olympics is the fastest growing collegiate sport, and aid workers deliver life-saving supplies with a devious gleam in their eyes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Policka's national animal is the Pingwin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Policka is ranked 4,278^th in the world and 2^nd in Kerbals of the North for Largest Black Market, with 2,225 trillion Standard Monetary Units.