The Bannorn of Pythia is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Bann Visenar vos Meltheon with an iron fist, and notable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 8.46 billion Pythians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elosha. The average income tax rate is 20.8%.

The Pythian economy, worth 411 trillion kamas a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Book Publishing. Average income is 48,642 kamas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Wildlife have trouble navigating the electric fences surrounding national forests, homeowners on prime real estate have been seen dodging giant bulldozers with cartoon characters painted on them, debates on whether toilet seats should be left up or down are increasingly commonplace, and cash-strapped Pythians scour their bodies for fortuitous zits. Crime is moderate. Pythia's national animal is the tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Maumiqism.

Pythia is ranked 120,448^th in the world and 5^th in Minoa for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 636.64 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.