The Incorporated States of Coppersmith PMC is a tiny, efficient nation, renowned for its restrictive gun laws, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 12 million Smithians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.6%.

The very strong Coppersmith PMCian economy, worth 939 billion Copper NFBS a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 78,215 Copper NFBS, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 355,052 per year while the poor average 10,555, a ratio of 33.6 to 1.

Diplomats agree to the terms and conditions of peace treaties without reading them, burning yourself alive is not okay but starving and whipping yourself is fine, the nation operates a "finders-keepers" policy with other nations' citizens, and the national sporting identity is represented by a talking burger and a singing smartphone. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Coppersmith PMC's national animal is the Golden chicken, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Coppersmith PMC is ranked 132,581^st in the world and 1,764^th in the South Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 57.52 on the Human Development Index.