The Holy Imperial Republic of Pereiras is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by The Imperial President - Pereira VII with a fair hand, and notable for its national health service, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 925 million Mergulhões enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Centro Imperial. The average income tax rate is 51.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Mergulhão economy, worth 88.2 trillion Pilas a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 95,397 Pilas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

City mayors have to get permission from parliament to take a vacation day, foreign policy often involves bullwhips and leather, sex offenders find themselves cut off from the ability to repeat their crimes, and expensive lawyers are hired to defend citizens in court for public urination charges against their pets. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pereiras's national animal is the Cusco, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pereiras is ranked 202,076^th in the world and 839^th in Europe for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -8 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.