The Fruit of Pear is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Enoch Bartlett with an even hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, zero percent divorce rate, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 8.634 billion pears have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kelseyville. The average income tax rate is 41.3%.

The very strong pyriform economy, worth 588 trillion stems a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 68,181 stems, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

Strict term limits have been applied to all elected offices, terrorism and assassination are tried-and-true methods of political activism, polygamy is legal, and police are trained in using their steel-capped boots as a tool of law enforcement. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pear's national animal is the partridge in a pear tree, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is poaching.

Pear is ranked 88,035^th in the world and 27^th in Seinfeld for Largest Populations, with 8.63 billion capita.