The Principality of Pinchin is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.049 billion Pinchinese are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 45.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Pinchinese economy, worth 150 trillion rounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Retail, and Tourism. Average income is 49,355 rounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The thrash metal version of the national anthem is topping charts, mining safety laws are often more expensive than what's being mined, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, and even the most lowly council pen-pusher has the same political power as a senior minister. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pinchin's national animal is the melipona, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pinchin is ranked 130,578^th in the world and 150^th in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Most Developed, scoring 57.4 on the Human Development Index.