The Republic of PN-1 is a titanic, safe nation, notable for its frequent executions and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed population of 21.663 billion PN-1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 20.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The PN-1ian economy, worth 976 trillion $$s a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Furniture Restoration, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 45,095 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Foragers descend on national cemeteries for 'all-you-can-dig-up' extravaganzas, hell is not always other people, Arms Manufacturing facilities are being turned into Death's-head Hawkmoth habitats, and many in PN-1 are born in the purple. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. PN-1's national animal is the Death's-head Hawkmoth.

PN-1 is ranked 296,886^th in the world and 2^nd in Pacific Northwest for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -44.16 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.