The Democratic States of Purgatory 5 is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its unlimited-speed roads, smutty television, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.007 billion Purgatorians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Seal City. The average income tax rate is 54.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Purgatory 5ian economy, worth 131 trillion Dabloons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 130,311 Dabloons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The world still seems flat to some people in space, the climate agreement has actually increased the volume of hot air in the atmosphere, you can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health, and the government regularly publishes lengthy reports on its own excessive recordkeeping. Crime is relatively low. Purgatory 5's national animal is the Seal, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Purgatory 5 is ranked 34,598^th in the world and 1^st in fpcord for Highest Average Incomes, with 130,311.85 Standard Monetary Units.