The Republic of Pen Blanityion is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by The President with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, smutty television, and frequent executions. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 9.756 billion Pen Blanityionians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Oldshade. The average income tax rate is 12.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Pen Blanityionian economy, worth a remarkable 2,868 trillion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 294,015 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Formerly fertile fields are being leached dry of nutrients by intensive farming, economists have been named Invertebrates of the Year, the military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks", and the new national campaign exhorts men to "Show Some Class - Don't Sit On Your Ass". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Pen Blanityion's national animal is the Raven, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Pen Blanityion is ranked 74,828^th in the world and 467^th in Europe for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 14,656.23 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.