The Principality of Pluvas is a tiny, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and enforced nudity. The cynical population of 12 million Pluvasians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 49.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Pluvasian economy, worth 414 billion Raiyns a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Cheese Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 34,528 Raiyns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The child of a rich parent flip-flops between decadence and poverty, the government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, women who walk into the ladies' changing room are accused of being Peeping Toms, and the government response to disaster victims starving for bread is "let them eat stale cake". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pluvas's national animal is the seagull, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Pluvas is ranked 100,106^th in the world and 3^rd in The Lands for Nicest Citizens, with 14.64 average smiles per day.