The Banana Republic of Platano is a colossal, pleasant nation, ruled by Vicente Herrero with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, avowedly heterosexual populace, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 3.776 billion Platanoans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Platanoa. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.7%.

The strong Platanoan economy, worth 215 trillion Pesos a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 56,980 Pesos, with the richest citizens earning 6.0 times as much as the poorest.

Clothing with a scarlet S is popular among repentant body shamers, politicians have literally dirty hands from their extracurricular activities, ignorance is considered a politically desirable quality, and artificial intelligences seeking exciting work are overcome with ennui. Crime is moderate. Platano's national animal is the Leopard, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Platano is ranked 166,354^th in the world and 5^th in Suvo for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 1,064.18 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.