The Colony of Petra is a mammoth, safe nation, notable for its burgeoning quick pink fox population. The hard-working, democratic population of 8.854 billion Petrans 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, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 15.9%.

The Petran economy, worth 428 trillion juno aurums a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Basket Weaving, and Trout Farming. Average income is 48,384 juno aurums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, the tenet of free speech is held dear, and all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Petra's national animal is the quick pink fox.

Petra is ranked 119,774^th in the world and 1^st in Petra for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 84.56 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.