The Autonomous Confederation of Placenta is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.061 billion Placentans 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, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ecclesia. The average income tax rate is 78.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Placentan economy, worth 201 trillion dollars 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 major contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 97,731 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Placentan watches list strained wrists as a common side effect, lifeguards are more concerned with watching for sharks than struggling swimmers, Penguin is one of the most popular forenames in Placenta, and recognizing the Placentan flag qualifies you for citizenship. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Placenta's national animal is the penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Placenta is ranked 26,751^st in the world and 219^th in The Leftist Assembly for Most Beautiful Environments, with 880.44 pounds of wildlife per square mile.