The Republic of The Pteranodons is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, frequent executions, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 588 million Pteranodonsians 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 relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 18.9%.

The Pteranodonsian economy, worth 30.0 trillion Golden dinos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Trout Farming. Average income is 50,988 Golden dinos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs, immigrants are required to salute the flag five times a day, family isn't who you're born with but who you abandon in foreign countries, and all government facilities are built in the subterranean citadel of The Pteranodons City. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Pteranodons's national animal is the Pteranodon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

The Pteranodons is ranked 139,708^th in the world and 8^th in Drakonheimist for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 2,152.58 on the Hickory Productivity Index.