The Republic of Pen Blanityion is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The President with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, complete lack of prisons, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 9.692 billion Pen Blanityionians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Oldshade. The average income tax rate is 10.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Pen Blanityionian economy, worth a remarkable 2,815 trillion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 290,511 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

No cul-de-sac or trailer park is complete without a gambling parlor, Max Barry is this year's Miss Pen Blanityion, 9 out of 10 consumers think that vitamins can cure cancer, and anti-government web sites are springing up. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Pen Blanityion's national animal is the Raven, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Pen Blanityion is ranked 1,136^th in the world and 40^th in Europe for Most Developed, scoring 98.46 on the Human Development Index.