The New Cruor Federation of Penneshaw is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Avakael with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, infamous sell-swords, and frequent executions. The cynical population of 31.947 billion Penneshawians 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 large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bezmel. The average income tax rate is 47.0%.

The enormous but inefficient Penneshawian economy, worth a remarkable 1,476 trillion Halicarnassuses a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 46,204 Halicarnassuses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

The government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy', military officers are given medals for disobeying orders, prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries, and acrimonious legal battles result during divorce proceedings. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Penneshaw's national animal is the White Phoenix, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Cruor.

Penneshaw is ranked 182,518^th in the world and 195^th in The Kodiak Republic for Most Primitive, scoring -72.05 on the Scary Big Number Scale.