The Stand With Ukraine of Pledonia is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Lukas Gronseth with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, complete lack of prisons, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.445 billion Pledonians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brynheim. The average income tax rate is 72.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Pledonian economy, worth 346 trillion Ducals a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 77,875 Ducals, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Programmers often reinvent the wheel, libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys, and laser-wielding robots are taking aim at human hearts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pledonia's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Pledonia is ranked 21,320^th in the world and 619^th in The East Pacific for Healthiest Citizens, with 10.01 bananas ingested per day.