The Free Land of Persistent Pain and Prosperity is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its public floggings, complete lack of prisons, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 120 million Persistent Pain and Prosperityians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Environment. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.0%.

The powerhouse Persistent Pain and Prosperityian economy, worth 9.19 trillion bone fragments a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 76,565 bone fragments, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.

A performance of the hit musical "Mamma Tua" has been delayed after squatters were found sleeping in the orchestra pit, the well-off can quite literally buy extra votes, the flight attendant who draws the short straw is on "cockpit bucket duty", and every workday begins with group therapy. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Persistent Pain and Prosperity's national animal is the pile of bones, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Persistent Pain and Prosperity is ranked 103,009^th in the world and 42^nd in Caer Sidi for Highest Poor Incomes, with 29,457.93 Standard Monetary Units.