The Democratic States of Perling is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 8.989 billion Perlingians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 29.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Perlingian economy, worth 341 trillion Perling Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Pizza Delivery, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,942 Perling Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Both diets and economic output are growing leaner with recent restrictions to free trade, organ donation is compulsory, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Perling's national animal is the Perling Swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Perling is ranked 58,813^th in the world and 17^th in Yochland for Safest, scoring 99.71 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.