The Commonwealth of Penny Nichol Corter is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its burgeoning dove population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 5.891 billion Penny Nichol Corterians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 16.0%.

The Penny Nichol Corterian economy, worth 264 trillion pennies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,824 pennies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, surveillance cameras are banned, and the government burgles the houses of holidaying citizens. Crime is moderate. Penny Nichol Corter's national animal is the dove, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Penny Nichol Corter is ranked 292,464^th in the world and 2^nd in Penny for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 1,492.77 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.