The United Socialist States of Puninsia is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate population of 689 million Puninsians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nusantara. The average income tax rate is 87.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Puninsian economy, worth 58.4 trillion Leafams 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 Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 84,700 Leafams, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pausing for applause during a speech is seen as a form of censorship, the best doughnut stores have been taken over by foreign police officers, metal detectors at school gates make sure that teenagers are carrying at least one sidearm, and hypochondriacs demand treatment for genetic disorders they don't have. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Puninsia's national animal is the Komodo dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Puninsia is ranked 19,445^th in the world and 472^nd in The Communist Bloc for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,045.82 pounds of wildlife per square mile.