The Apostolic Preserve of Pine Tree Republic is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, ban on automobiles, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.887 billion Pine Tree Republicians, 1.796 billion of whom are zombies, are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pine Plains. The average income tax rate is 63.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Pine Tree Republician economy, worth 299 trillion Pine Bucks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 104,610 Pine Bucks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Prosecutors are tucked into bed by the household police officer, signs of extraterrestrial life are just foreign astronauts evading Pine Tree Republician justice, AI chess masters play the Bongcloud opening to mock their human opponents, and counselors have to sign pledges supporting gay rights before they can speak to any patients. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pine Tree Republic's national animal is the Nesting Bird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Pine Tree Republic is ranked 48,315^th in the world and 5^th in Conifer for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 720.24 on the Clooney Contribution Index.