The Aspiring Arcadians of Pygania is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Daryush J Trayast with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, infamous sell-swords, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 13.352 billion Pyganians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Anquas. The average income tax rate is 98.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Pyganian economy, worth a remarkable 6,332 trillion vrigs a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Retail, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 474,294 vrigs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Almost all products in Pygania are hand-crafted due to strict employment laws, a performance of the hit musical "Mamma Tua" has been delayed after squatters were found sleeping in the orchestra pit, delivery truck companies use hospital parking lots to store 16-wheelers, and the government mails weekly updates on the new anti-junk mail laws to every citizen. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Pygania's national animal is the boar, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Zoroastrianism.

Pygania is ranked 291,281^st in the world and 122^nd in India for Safest, scoring 2.35 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.