The Dutch Kingdom of Providentica is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 3.754 billion Providenticans 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.0%.

The strong Providentican economy, worth 219 trillion providentican dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 58,571 providentican dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the tenet of free speech is held dear, every workday begins with group therapy, and the government-sponsored autobiography 'A Leader For All Seasons' has only been bought by the most loyal of Leader's supporters. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Providentica's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Providentica is ranked 164,342^nd in the world and 93^rd in Greater Middle East for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.