The Democratic States of Purple Pearl is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Councillor of Pearl with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 5.274 billion Perilians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mother of Pearl. The average income tax rate is 95.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Purple Pearlian economy, worth 845 trillion pearls a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 160,372 pearls, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

An internet search for the word "bland" produces pictures of Councillor of Pearl, elections are won by the candidate who makes the best 'yo mama' jokes, the phrase 'spreading like wildfire' is no longer in the public lexicon, and there's no cure or sympathy for the common cold. Crime is totally unknown. Purple Pearl's national animal is the emu, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Pearlatheism.

Purple Pearl is ranked 4,334^th in the world and 42^nd in The Communist Bloc for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 20,494.27 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.