The Placommonwealth of Placuchia is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 642 million Placuchians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Placuchburg. The average income tax rate is 28.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Placuchian economy, worth 64.7 trillion Plars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 100,717 Plars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

It is mandatory to learn evolution in schools, copies of the constitution are used as toilet paper, skateparks can be found in every city, and bike rage is all the rage. Crime is totally unknown. Placuchia's national animal is the Hermit Crab, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Placuchia is ranked 58,654^th in the world and 96^th in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.48 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.