The Armed Republic of Petroli is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 698 million Petrolians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Industry are also considered important, while Environment and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Makarov Square. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Petrolian economy, worth 95.2 trillion Petrolas a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Retail. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 136,397 Petrolas, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 875,299 per year while the poor average 8,652, a ratio of 101 to 1.

The government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid, every new toxic waste dump comes with a seal of approval from the government's science advisor, fitness to teach sport is proven by urinating the furthest up a wall, and newborns are being raised as mindless killing machines. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Petroli's national animal is the Scorpion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Petroli is ranked 6,240^th in the world and 86^th in Confederation of Corrupt Dictators for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 31,618.22 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.