The Republic of Pupes170 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its avant-garde cinema, ban on automobiles, and national health service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.208 billion Pupes170ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 48.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Pupes170ian economy, worth 94.5 trillion Conks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is 78,212 Conks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Pareidolic SETI scientists swear there's a message from aliens hidden within pi, Pupes170 City University is said to be the modern-day Tower of Babel, all screens are equal but some are more equal than others, and women who walk into the ladies' changing room are accused of being Peeping Toms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pupes170's national animal is the Conk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pupes170 is ranked 282,874^th in the world and 13,376^th in Balder for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -7.07 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.