The State of Pedro de Valdivia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 15.657 billion Pedro de Valdivians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Industry is also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The very strong Pedro de Valdivian economy, worth 874 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 55,880 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 360,157 per year while the poor average 3,502, a ratio of 102 to 1.

Voting is voluntary, punitive tariffs protect local industry, Pedro de Valdivia has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Pedro de Valdivia in an international press conference. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Pedro de Valdivia's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Pedro de Valdivia is ranked 20,589^th in the world and 38^th in United States of America for Most Armed, with 4.68 weapons per person.