The Republic of Purple 20 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its public floggings, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.101 billion Purple 20ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 58.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Purple 20ian economy, worth 490 trillion Rainbows a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 158,312 Rainbows, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Commuters are denied boarding for attempting to bring packed lunches onto trains, a bill to outlaw math homework has been submitted, victims of limb-mauling industrial accidents are told to keep working with their remaining hand, and basic multiplication is all you need to know to have a child. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Purple 20's national animal is the Unicorn, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Purple 20 is ranked 228,959^th in the world and 48^th in Nerdlandia for Safest, scoring 21.43 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.