The State of Percivale is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete lack of prisons, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 42.688 billion Percivaleans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The minute, liberal, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, with Spirituality and Education also on the agenda, while Law & Order and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The thriving Percivalean economy, worth a remarkable 2,370 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 55,533 betales, with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

All new "spies" are fifteen-year-old acne-ridden kids on computers, Percivale has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, Percivale is notorious for its citizens' infidelity, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Percivale in an international press conference. Crime is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Percivale's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Percivale is ranked 120,352^nd in the world and 1^st in Percivale for Most Developed, scoring 58.42 on the Human Development Index.