The Republic of Middle Pitburn is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, anti-smoking policies, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 3.312 billion Middle Pitburnians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 82.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Middle Pitburnian economy, worth 455 trillion florins a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 137,655 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Leader has promised 'power to the puppies', national park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings, Parrot is one of the most popular forenames in Middle Pitburn, and 'To Regulate And Beyond' is the unofficial motto of the Middle Pitburnian Space Agency. Crime is totally unknown. Middle Pitburn's national animal is the parrot, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Middle Pitburn is ranked 126,602^nd in the world and 5,328^th in The East Pacific for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 861.3 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.