The Commonwealth of Second Provania is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Prime Minister Denelda del Wapello with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 4.388 billion Provanians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Puerto de La Santa Dolores. The average income tax rate is 96.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Provanian economy, worth 721 trillion Becks 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 significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 164,389 Becks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Structures are raised on promises, annulments are on the rise as couples discover their ancestors were born in the same hospitals, captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship, and scientists who publish a non-reproducible result are tarred and feathered. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Second Provania's national animal is the Common Black Hatcat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Beckism.

Second Provania is ranked 266,618^th in the world and 4,054^th in The North Pacific for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -9.54 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.