The Surreality of Platan is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Peter Latan with an iron fist, and remarkable for its absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 30.16 billion Platanians are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Platania. The average income tax rate is 29.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Platanian economy, worth 744 trillion Plats a year, is quite specialized and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 24,676 Plats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, Platan-made cars tend to catch fire in people's driveways, Platan has designated Platania as its capital city, and Peter Latan has just been declared ruler of Platan in an international press conference. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Platan's national animal is the parrot, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Surrealism.

Platan is ranked 190,865^th in the world and 3^rd in Seahaven Island for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring zero on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.