The Empire of Picairn is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Emperor Menellia I with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, ubiquitous missile silos, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 4.902 billion Picairnians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stormridge. The average income tax rate is 97.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Picairnian economy, worth a remarkable 1,135 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 231,718 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Picairn has been recently classified as an international menace after 'liberating' several nearby territories, pretending to be prejudiced is a good way to get out of jury duty, the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees, and gift baskets often contain working nukes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Picairn's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Secularism.

Picairn is ranked 166,282^nd in the world and 8,615^th in The North Pacific for Largest Soda Pop Sector, scoring 148.89 on the Addison-Fukk Productivity Rating.