The Eternal Misfortune of Pterodoria is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Someone with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, rampant corporate plagiarism, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 21.396 billion Pterodorians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Industry, with Defense also on the agenda, while Environment and Law & Order receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pterodoria City. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Pterodorian economy, worth an astonishing 16,077 trillion Pteralurias a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Information Technology. Average income is a breathtaking 751,429 Pteralurias, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 7,038,618 per year while the poor average 6,755, a ratio of 1,041 to 1.

Flags are commonly used as bonfire kindling, passengers often cause a stink on public transport, many of the poor live from cradle to grave without ever seeing sunlight, and unemployed school bus drivers photobomb virtual classroom meetings. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Pterodoria's national animal is the Pterodactyl, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Business.

Pterodoria is ranked 3,723^rd in the world and 4^th in Pencil Sharpeners Puppet Storage for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 13,087.92 on the Gilded Widget Scale.