The Black Gold of Petroleum is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its burgeoning Elephant population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 8.856 billion Petroleumians 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 Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 16.6%.

The Petroleumian economy, worth 408 trillion golds a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 46,076 golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate. Petroleum's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Petroleum is ranked 208,362^nd in the world and 13^th in Arctica for Safest, scoring 56.33 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.