The Àncient Land of Petaurus Breviceps is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, daily referendums, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 16.234 billion Ancient Guardians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ancient Forest. The average income tax rate is 70.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Ancient Guardian economy, worth a remarkable 1,323 trillion Tropical Fruits a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 81,520 Tropical Fruits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Census workers are having a hard time figuring out who is actually living in Petaurus Breviceps after the ban on emigration was lifted, the government advises foreign diplomats to speak softly and carry a big bag of cash, urban entrepreneurs are busy introducing cockroaches into restaurant kitchens, and members of the government all have oddly similar anecdotes about their childhoods. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Petaurus Breviceps's national animal is the Sugar Glider, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Holy Tree.

Petaurus Breviceps is ranked 224,429^th in the world and 30^th in Yochland for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 24,374.67 Standard Monetary Units.