The Republic of Plotlxi is a massive, safe nation, notable for its public floggings, otherworldly petting zoo, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.598 billion Plotlxians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 66.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Plotlxian economy, worth 143 trillion arils a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 89,700 arils, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Six-year-old children playing dress-up are viewed with suspicion, suit-clad businessmen have been taking advantage of the relaxed welfare qualifications by shopping with food stamps, professional athletes juggle part-time jobs to avoid bankruptcy, and the military is slashing spending on conventional arms and diverting it to spending on prosthetic arms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Plotlxi's national animal is the rainbow jay, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Plotlxi is ranked 282,556^th in the world and 10,489^th in Osiris for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -13.24 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.