The Confederacy of Pentrocy is a titanic, safe nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 10.669 billion Pentrocians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of North Vita. The average income tax rate is 95.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Pentrocian economy, worth a remarkable 1,903 trillion Edges a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 178,397 Edges, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, three extra hay bales are rolled into Pentrocy's gold vaults every year, diplomats miss flights while wandering North Vita Airport's endless art maze, and forgotten trend connoisseurs turn their nose at one wrinkle. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pentrocy's national animal is the Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Voiaism.

Pentrocy is ranked 15,581^st in the world and 530^th in Lazarus for Highest Average Incomes, with 178,397.08 Standard Monetary Units.