The Kingdom of Planctonia is a titanic, socially progressive nation, renowned for its public floggings, avant-garde cinema, and compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 11.785 billion Planctonians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 10.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Planctonian economy, worth 616 trillion PLanctons a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Gambling, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 52,328 PLanctons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Leader has just been declared ruler of Planctonia in an international press conference, a major religion has been named as Planctonia's national religion, the nation turns a blind eye to human rights abuses in its quest for athletic supremacy, and government police forces protect public schools from the threat of protest. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Planctonia's national animal is the Whale.

Planctonia is ranked 63,273^rd in the world and 1^st in Lasagna for Fattest Citizens, with 12.82 Obesity Rate.