The People's Republic of Piwix is a mid-sized, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical population of 96 million Piwixians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 72.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Piwixian economy, worth 623 billion Slaps on the Wrists a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Soda Sales, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 6,495 Slaps on the Wrists, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Piwix's national animal is the Echidna, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Piwix is ranked 238,547^th in the world and 880^th in Concord for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 617.3 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.