The People's Kingdom of Peppinia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Hommar Borbhoro with an even hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working population of 2.248 billion Peppinos 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Porto Klarho. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 81.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Peppinian economy, worth 288 trillion Silvers a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 128,186 Silvers, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 393,983 per year while the poor average 32,241, a ratio of 12.2 to 1.

The government sends submarines to retrieve bodies from shipwrecked submarines, the Peppinia Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon', school children are expected to know the names of all seven hundred native tribes and their cultural practices, and the year's most anticipated show is "Great Deals on Delicious Meals". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Peppinia's national animal is the Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Peppinism.

Peppinia is ranked 28,427^th in the world and 19^th in Arctica for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 5,873.92 on the Gilded Widget Scale.