The Pirates of Xyanth is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by J Noble Daggett with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, unlimited-speed roads, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 45.337 billion Xyanthians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order also on the agenda, while Welfare and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Xyanth City. Income tax is unheard of.

The thriving Xyanthian economy, worth an astonishing 13,929 trillion Dark Net Credits 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 Retail, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 307,251 Dark Net Credits, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,450,948 per year while the poor average 38,555, a ratio of 37.6 to 1.

Signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars, aeroplane cockpits no longer have altimeters or airspeed indicators, members of ethnic minorities are more often called "boy" or "girl" than by their actual names, and government policies change at the drop of a rabbit. Crime is pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Xyanth's national animal is the cat, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Xyanth is ranked 291,516^th in the world and 19^th in Capitalist Libertarian Freedom Region for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring -25.88 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.