The State of Pearlyn is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 36.668 billion Pearlynians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Columbia Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.8%.

The thriving Pearlynian economy, worth a remarkable 1,515 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Information Technology. Average income is 41,335 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 119,713 per year while the poor average 11,310, a ratio of 10.6 to 1.

The government is avowedly atheist, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables, Pearlyn has designated Columbia Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Pearlyn in an international press conference. Crime is a problem. Pearlyn's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Pearlyn is ranked 203,440^th in the world and 6^th in Mississippi for Safest, scoring 42.22 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.