The Democratic States of Purgatory 5 is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, national health service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.054 billion Purgatorians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Seal City. The average income tax rate is 47.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Purgatory 5ian economy, worth 138 trillion Dabloons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 131,636 Dabloons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion, people often get liposuction to reduce their air fares, buses are widely regarded as the safest way to travel, and immigrants who carry knives on them are presumed to be chefs. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Purgatory 5's national animal is the Seal, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Purgatory 5 is ranked 255,717^th in the world and 7^th in fpcord for Most Authoritarian, with 329.99 milliStalins.