The Glorious Socialist Empire of Pupunese is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Glorious Emperor Puino III with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and zero percent divorce rate. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 2.447 billion Pupunesi love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Puputown. The average income tax rate is 87.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pupunese economy, worth 259 trillion Pupunese Golden Coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. Average income is an impressive 105,929 Pupunese Golden Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law, photographers have to apply for a license to photograph Glorious Emperor Puino III, to say that military robots are inclined towards violence is offensive, and gossip magazines have pictures of Glorious Emperor Puino III sunbathing on the beach with political rivals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pupunese's national animal is the Brown Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Puinist Cult.

Pupunese is ranked 10,941^st in the world and 238^th in Europe for Nicest Citizens, with 31.57 average smiles per day.