The Colony of Propaneland is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.586 billion Propanelandians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.5%.

The thriving Propanelandian economy, worth 108 trillion francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. Average income is 68,606 francs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 232,687 per year while the poor average 14,932, a ratio of 15.6 to 1.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, the letters L, G, and B must never be grouped together, talkative students are escorted from schools in second-hand prison buses, and elections have been outlawed. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Propaneland's national animal is the swan, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Propaneland is ranked 259,051^st in the world and 1^st in Propaneland for Safest, scoring 25.13 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.