The Pink Principality of Xelal is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Grand Princ Apirolt with an iron fist, and notable for its disturbing lack of elderly people, keen interest in outer space, and lack of airports. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.972 billion Xlalds are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cibhir Slt. The average income tax rate is 76.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Xlarm economy, worth 230 trillion maris a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Soda Sales, Uranium Mining, Pizza Delivery, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 116,844 maris, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The people's love for Grand Princ Apirolt is little more than self-preservation, the government has to take out its Visa to eliminate visas, captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship, and space shuttles are lying silent on the runway till the Space Agency can work out how to fit a creche and a meditation room into their next spacecraft. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Xelal's national animal is the toad, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Anythingism.

Xelal is ranked 8,857^th in the world and 1^st in Daardus for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 6,012.27 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.