The Republic of Potato Tree is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, disturbing lack of elderly people, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.013 billion Potato Treeans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 67.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Potato Treean economy, worth 89.8 trillion Coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Trout Farming. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 88,678 Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

More sidewalk is dedicated to animals than people, parents are relieved they no longer need to help with their kids' algebra homework, a major religion has been named as Potato Tree's national religion, and prime real estate is devoted to wind farms and solar energy generators. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Potato Tree's national animal is the Animal, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Potato Tree is ranked 253,862^nd in the world and 118^th in Charleslandia for Highest Drug Use, scoring 51.39 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.