The State of Pearlyn is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by State Manager with a fair hand, and notable for its absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 41.736 billion Pearlynians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.8%.

The thriving Pearlynian economy, worth a remarkable 1,725 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Information Technology. Average income is 41,335 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 119,713 per year while the poor average 11,310, a ratio of 10.6 to 1.

The government is avowedly atheist, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables, Pearlyn has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and State Manager has just been declared ruler of Pearlyn in an international press conference. Crime is a problem. Pearlyn's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Pearlyn is ranked 101,319^th in the world and 3^rd in Mississippi for Most Developed, scoring 61.14 on the Human Development Index.