The Nomadic Peoples of Penumbridge is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed population of 5.549 billion Penumbridgeans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 25.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Penumbridgean economy, worth 245 trillion shadows a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 44,325 shadows, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Torture is commonly used to extract information from suspected criminals, a ban on unsolicited cold calling in all forms is in effect, Leader's media campaigns take a hiatus around exam week, and school football matches are usually five-a-side. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Penumbridge's national animal is the llama, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Penumbridge is ranked 109,044^th in the world and 1^st in Union of American Nationalists for Lowest Crime Rates, with 64.8 law-abiding acts per hour.