The Republic of Pisecna is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.091 billion Pisecnans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 46.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Pisecnan economy, worth 122 trillion Ducats a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 112,089 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Business is adjusting to new gender equality policies in the workplace, saying 'no homo' is enough to escape punishment for the crime of being gay, travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs, and Leader is worshipped as a god. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pisecna's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pisecna is ranked 58,641^st in the world and 358^th in Novaya Zemlya for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 160.59 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.