The Democratic Military State of The Potatonic Order is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its smutty television, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.033 billion Potatons enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tatoria. The average income tax rate is 46.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Potatonic economy, worth 124 trillion Taters a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 120,173 Taters, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The new "Bloodbath" orange tree autonomously seeks and destroys independent orchards, criminals always seem to be forewarned of police raids, Potatonic novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about Leader, and farting etiquette is taught in schools. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Potatonic Order's national animal is the Elk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Meianism.

The Potatonic Order is ranked 51,067^th in the world and 58^th in Spiritus for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 3,930.15 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.