The Placommonwealth of Placuchia is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and soft-spoken computers. The compassionate, democratic population of 631 million Placuchians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Placuchburg. The average income tax rate is 27.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Placuchian economy, worth 63.7 trillion Plars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 101,004 Plars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure, it is mandatory to learn evolution in schools, copies of the constitution are used as toilet paper, and skateparks can be found in every city. Crime is totally unknown. Placuchia's national animal is the Hermit Crab, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Placuchia is ranked 58,141^st in the world and 133^rd in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Safest, scoring 99.66 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.