The Democratic Republic of Porton is a colossal, cultured nation, remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, national health service, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 9.676 billion Portonians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Seva. The average income tax rate is 68.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Portonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,595 trillion Marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 164,846 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Formerly fertile fields are being leached dry of nutrients by intensive farming, lovesick people are told 'it's not them, it's you', the parliament building has installed a revolving door, and it's been a banner year for local vexillology. Crime is totally unknown. Porton's national animal is the Bearded Vulture, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Porton is ranked 10,653^rd in the world and 169^th in the West Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 116 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.