The Kingdom of Piclua is a mammoth, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 8.38 billion Picluans 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, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 45.1%.

The large but inefficient Picluan economy, worth 336 trillion monies a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,170 monies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings, adult magazines are having a sales resurgence as internet anonymity disappears, everybody's got wood thanks to Leader, and employers may fire workers without giving any reason. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Piclua's national animal is the elk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Piclua is ranked 75,439^th in the world and 2^nd in RegioPerioch for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 37.17 on the Bus Surprisal Index.