The Democratic Republic of Perma Frost is a huge, genial nation, notable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 240 million Permafrostians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 33.3%.

The strong Perma Frostian economy, worth 17.8 trillion shards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Cheese Exports, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 74,025 shards, with the richest citizens earning 6.7 times as much as the poorest.

Schoolboys who turn to watch pretty girls go by are given detention, tourists often cite 'hiding money in an off-shore banking account' as their main reason to visit the nation, a new "thought police" branch is being developed, and protests are legal but strictly supervised. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Perma Frost's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Perma Frost is ranked 134,510^th in the world and 3,146^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 2,129.95 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.