The ROBOTNIKTATORSHIP of -PINGAS- is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by DOCTOR IVO ROBOTNIK with a fair hand, and remarkable for its ban on automobiles, smutty television, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 1.547 billion -PINGAS-ians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 70.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant -PINGAS-ian economy, worth 23.7 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Woodchip Exports, and Soda Sales. Average income is 15,352 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Left-wing militias train children how to properly burn down banks, copies of the constitution are used as toilet paper, all government facilities are built in the subterranean citadel of -PINGAS- City, and the Federal Council of -PINGAS- has been announced as the new Head of State. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -PINGAS-'s national animal is the cobra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

-PINGAS- is ranked 308,150^th in the world and 45^th in KAKISTOCRACY LEAGUE for Highest Average Incomes, with 15,352.1 Standard Monetary Units.