The Democratic States of 238462 is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Bill Nye with a fair hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The democratic population of 11.474 billion 238462ians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pi City. The average income tax rate is 38.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped 238462ian economy, worth 319 trillion dollars 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 slick, highly efficient black market in Uranium Mining, Soda Sales, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. 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 27,820 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Books are so highly regarded in 238462 that libraries are often revered as holy shrines, chewing tree bark proves to have limited value during childbirth, the nation is famous for having one of the world's largest falcon hunting institutions, and the "feminist protest" defence is increasingly common for cases of armed robbery. Crime is totally unknown. 238462's national animal is the falcon, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Atheistic Logic.

238462 is ranked 93,140^th in the world and 5^th in 314159265358979323846264338327950 for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 2,118.45 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.