The Holy Empire of Passion Pit is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its infamous sell-swords, soft-spoken computers, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 4.314 billion Passion Pitians 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 prioritizes Education, although Industry, Administration, and Healthcare are also considered important. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 46.6%.

The thriving Passion Pitian economy, worth 287 trillion francs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Retail, Tourism, and Automobile Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 66,595 francs, with the richest citizens earning 8.8 times as much as the poorest.

The navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, disadvantaged youths often commit felonies to enhance their educational prospects, Passion Pit Barrier Island residents anxiously await their 'Bridge to Somewhere', and even in the most hardened climate scientists break down at the sound of a single drop of rain. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Passion Pit's national animal is the parrot, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Passion Pit is ranked 155,082^nd in the world and 32^nd in Playlist for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 3,327.79 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.