The Armed Republic of Pinalia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Lambro McRuff with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, pith helmet sales, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.461 billion Pinesians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pineta Ligure. The average income tax rate is 89.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pinese economy, worth 723 trillion Pins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 162,162 Pins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Weather forecasts are accurate but nobody has the bandwidth to view them, the country is rumored to be a Brancalandian puppet state, light entertainment shows are light on actual entertainment, and foreign musicians that Lambro McRuff dislikes are turned away at the border. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pinalia's national animal is the Dugong, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Pinalia is ranked 5,324^th in the world and 261^st in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 115.05 law-abiding acts per hour.