The Commonwealth of The Pkunk Alliance is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Whoever's sitting on The Golden Perch with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 10.725 billion Pkunks hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Great Nest. The average income tax rate is 95.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Pkunkish economy, worth a remarkable 1,655 trillion Good Vibes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 154,363 Good Vibes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All mothers are allowed six months fully-paid maternity leave, older citizens lament over the loss of law and order, anti-government political posters adorn every building like wallpaper, and the subway is dead quiet in early afternoons. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Pkunk Alliance's national animal is the Pootworm, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Pkunk Alliance is ranked 45,034^th in the world and 2,034^th in The North Pacific for Most Extreme, scoring 27.83 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.