The Hungarian People's Republic of Pontianus is a gargantuan, cultured nation, notable for its compulsory military service, hatred of cheese, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 14.992 billion Hungarians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 78.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Hungarian economy, worth 752 trillion Forints a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 50,182 Forints, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Teenagers performing appendectomies on their friends has become a popular schoolyard prank, government workers are regularly taken hostage by protesters, up to 40% of voters can finally read the issues they're deciding on, and the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pontianus's national animal is the Turul, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pontianus is ranked 51,114^th in the world and 84^th in Commonwealth of Liberty for Lowest Crime Rates, with 73.85 law-abiding acts per hour.