The Anocratic empire of Bigpipstan is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Emperor Bigpip with a fair hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, national health service, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 13.948 billion Imperials are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Imperial castle. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Imperial economy, worth a remarkable 3,102 trillion CBDCS 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 Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an amazing 222,447 CBDCS, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Exiles see that the line where the sky meets the sea is just clouds and rain, crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed, political speeches always take place at sunset to a background of patriotic power ballads, and most people suffer from some form of hearing loss. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bigpipstan's national animal is the Gootraxian, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Neo-Harmonism.

Bigpipstan is ranked 65,163^rd in the world and 1^st in Pony planets for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 16,425.27 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.