The Placommonwealth of Placuchia is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 547 million Placuchians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Placuchburg. The average income tax rate is 23.7%.

The thriving Placuchian economy, worth 54.6 trillion Plars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Average income is 99,837 Plars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training, artists from across the nation compete to renovate the restrooms of old government buildings, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, and dubiously qualified East Lebatuckese doctors prescribe ice baths as a treatment for pneumonia. Crime is totally unknown. Placuchia's national animal is the Hermit Crab, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Placuchia is ranked 13,415^th in the world and 18^th in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 76,176.14 Standard Monetary Units.