The Republic of Peregrin is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by State Chancellor Meriadoc Yarden with a fair hand, and renowned for its smutty television, daily referendums, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 1.132 billion Peregrinians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tuckborough. The average income tax rate is 33.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Peregrinian economy, worth 116 trillion silver pennies a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 102,914 silver pennies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Political scientists despair as the national mascot election eclipses all others in voter enthusiasm, the meaning of life was recently discovered in the patch notes for Version 1.42, State Chancellor Meriadoc Yarden has been known to make speeches in fishing waders, and any citizen who cries is immediately assigned a psychiatrist. Crime is totally unknown. Peregrin's national animal is the boar, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Peregrin is ranked 8,098^th in the world and 202^nd in Europe for Nicest Citizens, with 35.51 average smiles per day.