The Democratic States of Planaria is a massive, safe nation, notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.528 billion Planarians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Auricle. The average income tax rate is 77.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Planarian economy, worth 79.2 trillion flatworms a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is dominated by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 22,453 flatworms, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Bizarre-looking creatures called 'Planariandogs' dominate wildlife preserves, scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway, young and brooding teens are welcomed with open arms to the Dogwarts School of Strangeness and Sorcery, and the national census includes an opt-in to join the government-run dating service. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Planaria's national animal is the Planarian, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Planaria is ranked 57,067^th in the world and 3,326^th in Osiris for Lowest Crime Rates, with 72.41 law-abiding acts per hour.