The Colony of Pilagore is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 5.395 billion Pilagoreans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gruzin. The average income tax rate is 6.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Pilagorean economy, worth 266 trillion bitcoins a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Gambling. Average income is 49,361 bitcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, and Pilagore has designated Gruzin as its capital city. Crime is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Pilagore's national animal is the giraffe.

Pilagore is ranked 182,670^th in the world and 7^th in North Alliance for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 6,671 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.