The Republic of P497 is a very large, efficient nation, renowned for its daily referendums, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-working population of 286 million P497ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 48.3%.

The very strong P497ian economy, worth 16.7 trillion złoties a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 58,339 złoties, with the richest citizens earning 9.6 times as much as the poorest.

The new foreign policy is "why bother invading neighbours when they can be bought wholesale?", overly distant dads are conscripted into national nappy service, commuters travel in zigzags to avoid stalking accusations, and fake designer clothes are shredded and burnt while many in the world don't have a shirt on their back. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. P497's national animal is the python.

P497 is ranked 285,327^th in the world and 1,993^rd in the Rejected Realms for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.87 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.