The United Socialist States of Perie is a huge, orderly nation, ruled by Romulus Winters with an iron fist, and renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, ban on automobiles, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 834 million Peri are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aguesia. The average income tax rate is 92.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Perian economy, worth 72.7 trillion Lapiers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 87,199 Lapiers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pranking is an art form, it turns out you can teach cats new tricks, children are told they have to do well in school if they want to live, and businesses are required to round down their profits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Perie's national animal is the Black Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Perie is ranked 296,045^th in the world and 227^th in The Land of Kings and Emperors for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -7.32 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.