The Democratic States of Pletho is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Luke Nelson with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, compulsory military service, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate population of 933 million Plethoans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Dienise. The average income tax rate is 54.9%.

The all-consuming Plethoan economy, worth 84.4 trillion Zippos a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 90,448 Zippos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Five-year-olds chanting "Little Miss Muffet" are accused of bullying arachnophobes, politicians stage photo ops featuring barely functional fighter jets, older ladies are inundated with offers to help them cross the road, and television executives are interested in turning President Luke Nelson's zany home life into a sitcom. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pletho's national animal is the Plethorian Chameleon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pletho is ranked 292,083^rd in the world and 144^th in Forest for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 24.05 on the Bus Surprisal Index.