The State of Pinus is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its complete lack of public education, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 10.505 billion Pinusians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The thriving Pinusian economy, worth 480 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Soda Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 45,768 betales, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 226,808 per year while the poor average 5,237, a ratio of 43.3 to 1.

Citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, voting is voluntary, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and Pinus has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Pinus's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pinus is ranked 268,543^rd in the world and 5^th in British North America for Lowest Crime Rates, with 38.59 law-abiding acts per hour.