The United Socialist States of Perie is a huge, safe nation, ruled by Romulus Winters with an iron fist, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, frequent executions, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 815 million Peri are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aguesia. The average income tax rate is 92.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Perian economy, worth 67.1 trillion Lapiers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 82,336 Lapiers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cricket farmers use magnifying glasses to fit every member of their herd with tiny tracking tags, heirs who take too long in the bathroom are declared missing and presumed dead, the police are tightening their grip on alcohol smugglers, and the nation's new foreign policy of 'very disproportionate retribution' has its neighbors on edge. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Perie's national animal is the Black Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Perie is ranked 303,629^th in the world and 204^th in The Land of Kings and Emperors for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 25.21 on the Kitten Softness Rating.