The State of Penticton is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by the Governor with an even hand, and renowned for its avowedly heterosexual populace, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 46.755 billion Pentictonians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Environment, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 83.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Pentictonian economy, worth a remarkable 3,400 trillion betales a year, is highly specialized and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Trout Farming, and Information Technology. Average income is 72,721 betales, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Noises louder than a whisper have been prohibited by law, foreign powers often deal with problems that Penticton can't handle, money always talks but the taboo subject of death just brings silence, and where there's a will there is usually a password manager. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Penticton's national animal is the deer, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Penticton is ranked 59,035^th in the world and 1^st in Ellis for Most Developed, scoring 74.96 on the Human Development Index.