The Republic of Pregelia is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 203 million Pregelians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Healthcare, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.5%.

The thriving Pregelian economy, worth 15.0 trillion Talers a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 73,660 Talers, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 333,289 per year while the poor average 9,999, a ratio of 33.3 to 1.

The nation's air force consists of strongly-worded letters folded into paper airplanes, baiting is a national sport, the sidewalk is used as an overtaking lane by city drivers, and open-casket funerals are avoided at all cost. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Pregelia's national animal is the White Stork, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Pregelia is ranked 57,435^th in the world and 1^st in The Glade for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 4,394.75 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.