The District of Pineal is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Liard with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, complete lack of prisons, and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 43.638 billion Pinials enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The relatively small, liberal government is primarily concerned with Welfare, with Industry, Healthcare, and Education also on the agenda, while Defense and Law & Order are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District City. The average income tax rate is 16.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Pinealian economy, worth a remarkable 2,125 trillion aurums a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Soda Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,703 aurums, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pineal has designated District City as its capital city, Liard has just been declared ruler of Pineal in an international press conference, the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly, and road rage is rarer but more terminal now that many people drive fully-operational battle tanks to work. Crime is relatively low. Pineal's national animal is the bovina, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pineal is ranked 214,839^th in the world and 1^st in Pineal for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 48.06 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.