The Librarian Community of Purple gold is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Bob Kerman with a fair hand, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, prohibition of alcohol, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 5.36 billion Purpolians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wooper pond city. The average income tax rate is 82.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Purpoli economy, worth 890 trillion Purpons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 166,211 Purpons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws, being Bob Kerman has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs, Bob Kerman lives life on the open road - complete with groupies, and fraternities are rejoicing at government-subsidized partying. Crime is totally unknown. Purple gold's national animal is the Golden Armordillo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Pastafarian.

Purple gold is ranked 8,522^nd in the world and 36^th in Refugia for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 453.51 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.