The United States of Pelsakeia is a large, genial nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 116 million Pelsakians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 27.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Pelsakien economy, worth 7.89 trillion Western Drams a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 68,008 Western Drams, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky, edutainment video games are taking Pelsakeia's students to the next level, kindhearted Pelsakians generously pay taxes for citizens of other countries, and teenagers are told they're not thinking about sex enough. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Pelsakeia's national animal is the -NONE-, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Pelsakeia is ranked 27,826^th in the world and 333^rd in the Rejected Realms for Nicest Citizens, with 20.7 average smiles per day.