The Republic of Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 43 is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its state-planned economy, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 7.401 billion Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 43ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Law & Order, although Defense, Healthcare, and Welfare are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 43.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 43ian economy, worth 73.1 trillion francs 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, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Cheese Exports, Woodchip Exports, and Pizza Delivery. 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 9,877 francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It's rare to find an unchewed pencil, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and phone taps are frequently carried out by the police. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 43's national animal is the penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 43 is ranked 309,055^th in the world and 4,500^th in The East Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -9.49 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.