The Free Land of Penny Land is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 338 million Penny Landians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Liverpool. The average income tax rate is 39.9%.

The powerhouse Penny Landian economy, worth 24.7 trillion onoes a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Gambling, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 72,989 onoes, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

Government theft from poor artists to give to rich allies has been dubbed the "reverse Robin Hood" policy, photos of picturesque coastal buildings are set against a backdrop of smokestacks and ship hulls, listless juries are assembled for the simplest of court cases, and it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Penny Land's national animal is the Big Lizard, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Penny Land is ranked 249,261^st in the world and 44^th in Burge Classroom for Most Primitive, scoring -112.93 on the Scary Big Number Scale.