The Flying Aircraft of Planes is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by D Havilliand with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 3.317 billion Planesians 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 enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bombardier-Boeing-Airbus city. The average income tax rate is 83.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Planesian economy, worth 321 trillion Engines a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 96,846 Engines, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Neon signs promoting safe driving often distract drivers, small children are learning a lot of new words from a teacher with Tourette Syndrome, the request to "give us our daily bread" can only be fulfilled six days out of seven, and roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Planes's national animal is the Syrian Hamster, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Airplane Worship.

Planes is ranked 214,821^st in the world and 8,754^th in The North Pacific for Highest Drug Use, scoring 19 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.