The Empire of Sumina is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Claudius II with a fair hand, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 9.817 billion romans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Rome. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 21.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Suminan economy, worth a remarkable 2,544 trillion denarii a year, is dominated by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 259,143 denarii, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,617,231 per year while the poor average 17,706, a ratio of 91.3 to 1.

Lobotomised jaywalkers can barely ambulate let alone repeat their offences, meetings involving club finances are frequently broken up by men in black suits, atheism is seen as a prerequisite for political power, and uprooting flowers for religious ceremonies is a felony. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sumina's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is paganism.

Sumina is ranked 9,235^th in the world and 73^rd in the South Pacific for Largest Black Market, with 606 trillion Standard Monetary Units.