The United States of Piedra is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Carlo Del Monte with an even hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, digital currency, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 8.518 billion Piedrans enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vista. The average income tax rate is 23.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Piedran economy, worth a remarkable 1,641 trillion Reais a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 192,682 Reais, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Nobody looks each other in the eye at neighborhood block parties any more, children often explain to their parents that the Mega Ultimate Sword Fist was worth the thousand-Real charge on their phone bill, police detectives carry phrenology calipers as part of their standard kit, and minor parties are virtually absent in Parliament. Crime is totally unknown. Piedra's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Catholic.

Piedra is ranked 16,260^th in the world and 233^rd in the Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 100,654.96 Standard Monetary Units.