The Empire of Picairn is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Emperor Menellia I with a fair hand, and remarkable for its digital currency, ubiquitous missile silos, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 968 million Picairnians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

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 67.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Picairnian economy, worth 148 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 153,544 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government officials sit helplessly as they are labelled 'Pompous Womples' by celebrities, jabbing a baby's bottle at officials gets parents waved straight through immigration, Jennifer Government is a bestseller, and international collectors know that a grease-stain on a work of art probably means it's passed through Picairn. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Picairn's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Picairn is ranked 26,136^th in the world and 1,225^th in The North Pacific for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 2,809.08 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.