The Republic of Peonott is a small, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 32 million Peonottians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 46.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Peonottian economy, worth 1.45 trillion Canadian dollars a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 45,363 Canadian dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Search and rescue forces now accept cheques and all major credit cards, road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, many feel that the government's ban on cars to combat reckless driving was "a tad excessive", and meetings are often scheduled for "about four-ish" following complete conversion to sundials. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Peonott's national animal is the Traditional Unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Peonott is ranked 263,263^rd in the world and 163^rd in Declansburg for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 477.78 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.