The State of Pentope is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 44.048 billion Pentopeans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny, outspoken government prioritizes Industry, with Education, Law & Order, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Defense aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 8.2%.

The powerhouse Pentopean economy, worth a remarkable 2,355 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 53,483 betales, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

The government is avowedly atheist, Pentope has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, The Governor has just been declared ruler of Pentope in an international press conference, and the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Pentope's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Pentope is ranked 263,053^rd in the world and 1^st in Pentope for Nicest Citizens, with 7.52 average smiles per day.