The Free Land of Pytong is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Kamil Iwo with a fair hand, and renowned for its smutty television, compulsory vegetarianism, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.477 billion Pytongians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kamilowo. The average income tax rate is 78.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pytongian economy, worth 221 trillion kapustas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 150,096 kapustas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pytongians visiting rural Southern Goldfinch Village can get their driving records clean for a small fee, the big red machine has ground to a halt, the nation's industries are scrambling to switch to biodegradable plastics, and the incidence of wrist sprains is falling. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pytong's national animal is the Goldfinch, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Pytongism.

Pytong is ranked 13,716^th in the world and 762^nd in The North Pacific for Most Popular Tourist Destinations, with 1,539.2 Tourists Per Hour.