The Colony of New Pelican Island is a huge, safe nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, complete lack of prisons, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 599 million New peliconians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Peletopia. The average income tax rate is 22.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Peliconian economy, worth 56.0 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Trout Farming, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 93,494 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages, historic buildings are being demolished to allow for road-widening in the city centre, New Pelican Island has designated Peletopia as its capital city, and polling place volunteers are suddenly opening a huge number of offshore bank accounts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. New Pelican Island's national animal is the Pelican, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

New Pelican Island is ranked 40,057^th in the world and 668^th in The East Pacific for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 5,080.77 on the Hickory Productivity Index.