The People's Republic of Harmonypine is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Sean Gentry with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, barren, inhospitable landscape, and daily referendums. The compassionate population of 6.599 billion Harmonypineans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Harmony City. The average income tax rate is 96.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Harmonypinean economy, worth a remarkable 1,501 trillion Silverchips a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 227,589 Silverchips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Engine room hooch is the drink of choice among the nation's navy, a new apartment is worth a thousand betrayals, the government has returned all business to private ownership, and the rich tend their gardens inside gated urban farming communities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Harmonypine's national animal is the Packrat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Harmonypine is ranked 237,242^nd in the world and 8,962^nd in The North Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -413.96 on the Scary Big Number Scale.