The Republic of Plirya is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Yakob Nikulshich with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, ban on automobiles, and avant-garde cinema. The compassionate population of 3.274 billion Pliryans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Platonsk. The average income tax rate is 88.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pliryan economy, worth 451 trillion Plirs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 137,959 Plirs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People say that cubists are rubbish because they can't draw faces, military minds worry that 'the blue screen of death' on brand new operating systems may be a literal description, retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites, and conspiracy theorists allege that the government is spying on them through their carbon monoxide detectors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Plirya's national animal is the Quokka, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Secularism.

Plirya is ranked 12,696^th in the world and 720^th in Lazarus for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 4,035.53 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.