The Mountain Community of Pine Cove is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by That Guy with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working population of 13.694 billion Pine Coveans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pine Cove. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 45.4%.

The powerhouse Pine Covean economy, worth a remarkable 1,088 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Tourism. Average income is 79,461 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 239,458 per year while the poor average 20,557, a ratio of 11.6 to 1.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day, libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, and bins outnumber trees in city parks. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pine Cove's national animal is the barn owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Paganism.

Pine Cove is ranked 55,996^th in the world and 3^rd in Idyllwild for Smartest Citizens, with 41.67 quips per hour.