The Republic of Pengullet is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, infamous sell-swords, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 4.409 billion Pengulletians 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, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 52.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Pengulletian economy, worth 410 trillion lire a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 93,042 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Sexually-starved male dinosaurs terrorise tourists during weekly breakouts from Mesozoic Park, the saying "when pigs fly" has been changed to "when the lights work", children's TV shows are having a gay old time, and the government funds private schools for intellectually gifted children. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pengullet's national animal is the kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pengullet is ranked 286,675^th in the world and 3^rd in Ejected fenda sleepers for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -9.15 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.