The United Pineslavic Peoples of Republic of Pine is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Iva Aruväli with a fair hand, and notable for its smutty television, complete lack of prisons, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 14.511 billion Piners are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Männilinn. The average income tax rate is 78.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Pineslavic economy, worth a remarkable 1,323 trillion Trade Tokens a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 91,199 Trade Tokens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pre-takeoff checks last longer than the flights themselves, elderly tribespeople die in bed surrounded by loved ones and linguists, getting an autograph has become harder than ever, and dubiously qualified Skandilundian barristers keep referring to laws as 'government guidelines'. Crime is totally unknown. Republic of Pine's national animal is the Alpine Ibex, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Piner-Orthodox.

Republic of Pine is ranked 74,573^rd in the world and 13^th in The Democratika for Highest Average Incomes, with 91,199.32 Standard Monetary Units.