The Grand Duchy of Puntiana is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Grand Duke Ernest II and the people with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 9.517 billion Puntianans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 71.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Puntianan economy, worth a remarkable 1,265 trillion denars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 132,983 denars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Hostage-takers offer loyalty scheme points for prompt payment, being Grand Duke Ernest II and the people has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs, mall countdown clocks warn that there are only 364 more shopping days until Maxxmas, and artists are pillars of society. Crime is totally unknown. Puntiana's national animal is the dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Puntiana is ranked 5,139^th in the world and 181^st in the South Pacific for Least Corrupt Governments, with 95.15 percentage of bribes refused.