The United States of Piedra is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Carlo Del Monte with an even hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, keen interest in outer space, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 8.543 billion Piedrans enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vista. The average income tax rate is 23.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Piedran economy, worth a remarkable 1,647 trillion Reais a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 192,826 Reais, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Maxtopian tourists make expensive pilgrimages to Vista to enjoy their national art, cheap and tasteless vegetables flood the markets, roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, and sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed. Crime is totally unknown. Piedra's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Catholic.

Piedra is ranked 38,616^th in the world and 431^st in the Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,317.97 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.