The United Administrative State of Pellinor is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Chancellor Waters with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 1.132 billion Pellinori are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Veyer Bay. The average income tax rate is 82.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Pellinori economy, worth 122 trillion stochels a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 108,376 stochels, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Chancellor Waters's media campaigns take a hiatus around exam week, cultural heritage is measured in Scoville Heat Units, depression sinks in after each election when voters realize they are stuck with these people for years, and annual Formula One races bring the capital to a screeching halt. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pellinor's national animal is the Sandhill Crane, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Milquarianism.

Pellinor is ranked 263,817^th in the world and 63^rd in Audinesca for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.78 kickbacks per hour.