The Armed Republic of Purhip is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its public floggings, keen interest in outer space, and clockwork self-driving vehicles. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.679 billion Purhipians 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 relatively small, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 40.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Purhipian economy, worth 254 trillion Maravedís a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 151,412 Maravedís, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 518,465 per year while the poor average 32,485, a ratio of 16.0 to 1.

Purhip's Medieval Faire is renowned as one of the best in the region, drivers regularly pull over for nonexistent police cars, bars are packed at all hours, and residents of newly dried out bays live in fear of leaky dikes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Purhip's national animal is the Armadillo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Purhip is ranked 174,118^th in the world and 357^th in The UMNS for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 458.24 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.