The Haunting Tune of Pied Piper is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 29.102 billion Pied Piperians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pied Piper City. The average income tax rate is 47.1%.

The Pied Piperian economy, worth a remarkable 1,008 trillion Thalers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 34,666 Thalers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

The recently unemployed can often be seen at the local homeless shelter, the government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy', artists regularly face criminal charges and art-burning parties are common, and Pied Piper has designated Pied Piper City as its capital city. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pied Piper's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Pied Piper is ranked 78,897^th in the world and 726^th in eta for Rudest Citizens, with 63.84 insults per minute.