The Eternal Misfortune of Pterodoria is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Someone with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, enslaved workforce, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 22.648 billion Pterodorians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Industry, although Defense is also considered important, while Environment and Law & Order receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pterodoria City. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Pterodorian economy, worth an astonishing 17,563 trillion Pteralurias a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Information Technology. Average income is a breathtaking 775,518 Pteralurias, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 7,264,299 per year while the poor average 6,971, a ratio of 1,042 to 1.

Bus ads propagandize causes ranging from sexual revolution to religious pogroms, reflection is vital for badly behaved politicians, in its new More is More campaign the government advertises obese men and women posing coquettishly with baked goods to spare their blushes, and schoolyard sandboxes resemble ashtrays due to the large number of cigarette butts. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Pterodoria's national animal is the Pterodactyl, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Business.

Pterodoria is ranked 942^nd in the world and 3^rd in Pencil Sharpeners Puppet Storage for Most Secular, with 99.15 Atheism Rate.