The Republic of -Platina is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 178 million Platinans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 48.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped -Platinan economy, worth 5.61 trillion Pesos a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 31,501 Pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Lavish state dinners in -Platina City are the state's leading budgetary expenditure, political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, euthanasia is legal, and the automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Platina's national animal is the Buffalo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

-Platina is ranked 207,071^st in the world and 106^th in The Western Isles for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -3.46 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.