The Allied States of Perlovica is a fledgling, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 5 million Perlovicans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 47.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Perlovican economy, worth 210 billion danilov dolars a year, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 41,964 danilov dolars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The tools of the trade for landmine clearance appear to be copious amounts of gasoline and a box of matches, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, organ donation rates have hit a new low, and military spending recently hit a new high. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Perlovica's national animal is the danilo.

Perlovica is ranked 280,152^nd in the world and 336^th in The Communist Bloc for Rudest Citizens, with 16.3 insults per minute.