The People's Republic of Periklia is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Periklis with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, national health service, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 3.469 billion Periklians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Perikloupoli. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 34.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Periklian economy, worth 605 trillion Koronas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 174,574 Koronas, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Sociologists can charge whatever fee they like as the nation tries to find itself, artists are pillars of society, psychiatrists bizarrely accompany Periklis to meetings with foreign heads of state, and the government builds houses for foreign newcomers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Periklia's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Solarionisn.

Periklia is ranked 284,485^th in the world and 6,047^th in The North Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -418.03 on the Scary Big Number Scale.