The Unified Provinces of Polyester Football is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, national health service, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 7.23 billion Polyester Footballians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Policy, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 26.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Polyester Footballian economy, worth 986 trillion Airgeads a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 136,388 Airgeads, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Hypochondriacs demand treatment for genetic disorders they don't have, drivers regularly pull over for nonexistent police cars, students do more community service than homework, and polite commuters on the Polyester Football City Metro always let hurried workers off the train first. Crime is totally unknown. Polyester Football's national animal is the Modh Coinníolach, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is An Tuiseal Ginideach.

Polyester Football is ranked 8,881^st in the world and 341^st in Osiris for Most Valuable International Artwork, with 39.76 Bank.