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“Seize the day.. by the throat.”

The Gravy Loving Peoples of Pickled Land Onions is a huge, economically powerful nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 894 million are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cornupicka. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Gambling and Uranium Mining.

Citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Pickled Land Onions, senior citizens can usually be found doing heavy manual labour, citizens are permitted to carry concealed handguns, and it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pickled Land Onions's national animal is the Hound, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the O-Ring.

Pickled Land Onions is ranked 2008th in the region and 28,359th in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.