The Penny-Pinching Conglomerate of PopeXII is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Achilles Fox with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, sprawling nuclear power plants, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 7.788 billion Contributors enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Romenia. The average income tax rate is 43.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Popian economy, worth a remarkable 1,362 trillion Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Tourism, Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 174,885 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's politicians are known more for the internet memes they spawn than any of their accomplishments, convicted crypto-miners are sent to the salt mines, the nation's most "productive" diamond mine hasn't been operational for seven months, and rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century. Crime is well under control. PopeXII's national animal is the Western Gorilla, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

PopeXII is ranked 34,504^th in the world and 117^th in Two for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 4,696.19 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.