The Republic of Piscina is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, anti-smoking policies, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, democratic population of 8.958 billion Piscinans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Civitas Libera. The average income tax rate is 96.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Piscinan economy, worth a remarkable 1,387 trillion Certainly Not Yerbits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 154,906 Certainly Not Yerbits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts, holiday light displays just aren't the same without seizure-inducing strobe effects, the question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression, and the average commuter spends four hours a day driving to and from work. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Piscina's national animal is the Salmon, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Piscina is ranked 5,790^th in the world and 285^th in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 112.93 law-abiding acts per hour.