The Republic of 3-pentanol is a very large, efficient nation, remarkable for its burgeoning dolphin population. The hard-working population of 134 million 3-pentanolians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The tiny, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.7%.

The thriving 3-pentanolian economy, worth 8.73 trillion florins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 65,172 florins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 216,918 per year while the poor average 14,590, a ratio of 14.9 to 1.

Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. 3-pentanol's national animal is the dolphin.

3-pentanol is ranked 192,359^th in the world and 50^th in Boston for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.