The United Socialist States of Pels Imprum is a large, genial nation, notable for its daily referendums, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 75 million Pels Imprumians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 67.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Pels Imprumian economy, worth 3.90 trillion guilders a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 51,979 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

50% of adverts on children's television are for clothes made of cotton wool, the constant playing of Merry Birthday on Pels Imprumian radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity, for some reason the census focuses on daily banana ingestion and hourly quip rate, and sharing vacation pictures requires written consent from the entire beach resort. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pels Imprum's national animal is the falcon, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Pels Imprum is ranked 16,353^rd in the world and 22^nd in Philosophers for Safest, scoring 115.87 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.