The Holy Empire of Pepper Island Democratica Freeland Papri is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Viva El Presidente Pedro with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, free-roaming dinosaurs, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 10.322 billion Pepper Island Democratica Freeland Paprians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Caliente. The average income tax rate is 96.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Pepper Island Democratica Freeland Paprian economy, worth a remarkable 1,796 trillion papris a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 174,020 papris, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Viva El Presidente Pedro is famed for giving great back rubs, parents giddily refuse to pay their toddlers' medical bills, mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found, and you can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pepper Island Democratica Freeland Papri's national animal is the Mariquana, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pepper Island Democratica Freeland Papri is ranked 290,482^nd in the world and 11,282^nd in Lazarus for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -32.74 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.