The Republic of Pumperania is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and notable for its public floggings, anti-smoking policies, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 20.215 billion Pumperanians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pumperania City. The average income tax rate is 91.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pumperanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,841 trillion Pumpernickels a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 91,074 Pumpernickels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation was recently voted "most likely to betray its allies", astronauts take one small step for Pumperania and one giant step backward from confrontation, both criminals and civilians are DOA, and political clichés like "band-aid solutions" and "adrenaline shots to the economy" are headed for the dumpster. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pumperania's national animal is the Ferile Pelican, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Pumperania is ranked 17,923^rd in the world and 5^th in Groland for Lowest Crime Rates, with 91.47 law-abiding acts per hour.