The Republic of Pioneer Village Station is a massive, pleasant nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working population of 1.955 billion Pioneer Village Stationians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 31.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Pioneer Village Stationian economy, worth 72.6 trillion rupees a year, is quite specialized and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 37,122 rupees, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Organ donation is compulsory, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and sleep-deprived officials are known to collapse after late night revision for their examinations. Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pioneer Village Station's national animal is the bison, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Pioneer Village Station is ranked 250,510^th in the world and 5^th in International Socialism for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -30 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.