The Republics of Potatio Union is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Darien Baldwin with an even hand, and renowned for its infamous sell-swords, avowedly heterosexual populace, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, devout population of 1.3 billion Potatians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, moralistic government prioritizes Law & Order, although Education, Defense, and Administration are also considered important, while Welfare and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Potatiopolis. The average income tax rate is 69.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Potatian economy, worth 93.8 trillion Potatian Pinas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Trout Farming, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 72,172 Potatian Pinas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children are brainwashed at a young age to accept "love and peace!" as a way of life, census workers are having a hard time figuring out who is actually living in Potatio Union after the ban on emigration was lifted, billions of Potatian Pinas are spent to take high-quality photos of the Basking Shark Nebula, and the automobile industry is sitting up and taking notice of the new 24 hour race events... as are the track's sleepless neighbours. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Potatio Union's national animal is the Basking Shark, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Potatio-Baptist Christianity.

Potatio Union is ranked 27,342^nd in the world and 19^th in Civiles Conservare for Lowest Crime Rates, with 82.61 law-abiding acts per hour.