The Isle of Perceu is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Gláucio Verde with an even hand, and renowned for its infamous sell-swords, feral children, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 11.279 billion Percenese 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Environment, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Porto Ventoso. The average income tax rate is 47.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Percenese economy, worth a remarkable 1,956 trillion dobras a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Gambling, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 173,466 dobras, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians, this summer's chart-toppers sound almost the same as last year's, no-one ever lasts longer than a week on a life support machine, and the police are destroying all photographic evidence of their own existence. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Perceu's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Perceu is ranked 209,233^rd in the world and 153^rd in The Western Isles for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 34.35 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.