The Colony of Pergaban is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working population of 13.069 billion Scaries have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 17.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The ScRY economy, worth 509 trillion Denarii a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 39,006 Denarii, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Senior citizens can usually be found doing heavy manual labour, pizzerias must now display shrines to the Pizza God, eight-year-olds can be seen lighting up in public areas, and untold millions of Denarii are going into a new government-funded maternity leave scheme. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pergaban's national animal is the Buffalo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Pergaban is ranked 186,689^th in the world and 59^th in Penguia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 57.87 law-abiding acts per hour.