The Maritime Republic of Cannon Land is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Captain Iron Beard with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 8.867 billion Pirates enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fiddlers' Green. The average income tax rate is 96.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Piratish economy, worth a remarkable 1,856 trillion Dabloons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 209,388 Dabloons, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The mouth-frothing Pirate can be confused for a rabid Piratish Bearded Parrot, citizens ask "how many crooks could a nunchuck hook if a nun had nunchucks too?", anyone who takes out the recycling expects a tax break, and Super Barry Brothers is the most popular video game in the nation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Cannon Land's national animal is the Piratish Bearded Parrot, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The Pirate Code.

Cannon Land is ranked 307,206^th in the world and 11,627^th in Lazarus for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -15.84 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.