The Flowing Pen of Playwright is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Tragodia with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.555 billion Playwrightians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Law & Order, although Defense, Administration, and Education are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crimson Troupe. The average income tax rate is 34.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Playwrightian economy, worth 62.6 trillion Pens a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,288 Pens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion, the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists, literally voiceless people are unable to protest when food and water are denied to them, and the housing market has collapsed like an overbaked Brancalandian souffle. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Playwright's national animal is the Feline, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Playwright is ranked 257,966^th in the world and 17^th in Crimson Troupe for Rudest Citizens, with 24.82 insults per minute.