The Republic of P499 is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its public floggings, zero percent divorce rate, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 295 million P499ians 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 large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 45.1%.

The strong P499ian economy, worth 17.6 trillion złoties a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 59,689 złoties, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Little League matches are often attended by riot police with water cannon... just in case, plain-clothes police officers follow Dàguó tourists everywhere they go, the government regrets to say that it is forced to make cuts to citizens, and internet ads promising "hot singles in your area" are even less accurate than they used to be. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. P499's national animal is the python, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

P499 is ranked 294,920^th in the world and 1,047^th in Concord for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -8.37 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.