The Federal Potato Republic of Potatolandium is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Leader with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, anti-smoking policies, and national health service. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.886 billion Potatolandians 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 large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Potatolandium City. The average income tax rate is 90.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Potatolandian economy, worth 569 trillion Potatoes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 146,671 Potatoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Soldiers find that home gadgets and power tools are more effective as improvised weapons than the guns they've been issued, it's been a banner year for local vexillology, vital intelligence-gathering activities are put on hold as agents return home for seduction training and advanced poker instruction, and the new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Potatolandium's national animal is the German Shepherd, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Potatolandium is ranked 22,258^th in the world and 1,229^th in The North Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 4,694.76 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.