The City-State of Punta del Este is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Santiano with a fair hand, and notable for its national health service, unlimited-speed roads, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.517 billion Punta del Esteans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Punta del Este. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Punta del Estean economy, worth 902 trillion Gorritis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an amazing 256,676 Gorritis, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,364,995 per year while the poor average 25,454, a ratio of 53.6 to 1.

Footballers are doing aerobics in the sauna to build their hot weather endurance, airplanes have giant grilles on their noses to knock drones out of their path, a faint smell of body odour can be detected at several miles' distance from the National Science Park, and all government communication requires the imprimatur of the Truth Police. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Punta del Este's national animal is the Sea Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Punta del Este is ranked 9,217^th in the world and 2^nd in The River Plate States for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 13,566.1 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.