The Wonderful Empire of Pedriuni is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Bruno Lu'Per with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, punitive income tax rates, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 6.356 billion Pedriunians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Romanópolis. The average income tax rate is 70.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Pedriunian economy, worth 617 trillion Aureos a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 97,091 Aureos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Male cubicle workers stand up every time a woman enters the room, Pedriuni has been greatly criticised for its isolationist policies, inheritance tax has recently been abolished, and school lessons are constantly interrupted by 'teacher needs a break' time. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pedriuni's national animal is the Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Brunist Catholicism.

Pedriuni is ranked 23,208^th in the world and 1,148^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 231.39 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.