The The republic of PenLan of Porymonia is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The president with an iron fist, and notable for its soft-spoken computers, pith helmet sales, and hatred of cheese. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 8.689 billion Trimen 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Centrum. The average income tax rate is 98.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Triman economy, worth a remarkable 2,845 trillion UnOCus 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. 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 an amazing 327,443 UnOCus, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

New urban roads are threatening city parks, diplomats shake hands with their right and hide a poison dagger in their left, slavers view "what did your last slave die of" as a request for a demonstration, and citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Porymonia's national animal is the Human, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Church of the Happy People.

Porymonia is ranked 210,271^st in the world and 56^th in 001 Alpha Prime for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -4 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.