The Colony of Publixerton is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 3.447 billion Publixertonians 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 Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 21.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Publixertonian economy, worth 158 trillion Publix popcorn chickens a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Gambling, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 45,933 Publix popcorn chickens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Government officials stay up all night in flame wars with their constituents, Publixerton has designated Publixerton City as its capital city, citizens are less concerned with policy and more concerned with whether politicians "call 'em like they see 'em", and refugees from other nations are flocking to Publixerton's border. Crime is almost non-existent. Publixerton's national animal is the Jaguar, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Publixerton is ranked 106,678^th in the world and 2^nd in Land of the free for Highest Poor Incomes, with 29,079.68 Standard Monetary Units.