The Baltic Republic of Potatopelago is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Imants Fjodorova with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, national health service, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 5.46 billion Potatopelagoans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ventspils. The average income tax rate is 88.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Potatopelagic economy, worth 643 trillion Euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 117,812 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Universities spend millions removing ivy from their walls to avoid accusations of elitism, all tribal children are set for life with guaranteed government jobs, professionals are ready to retire by the time they receive permission to use their credentials, and foreign invaders are putting Potatopelagic lab rats out of a job. Crime is totally unknown. Potatopelago's national animal is the Potato Partridge, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is None.

Potatopelago is ranked 30,734^th in the world and 266^th in Europe for Lowest Crime Rates, with 86.92 law-abiding acts per hour.