The Republic of Pere is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Sherlock Glover with an even hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-working, democratic population of 2.9 billion Pereans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Broluch. The average income tax rate is 30.6%.

The Perean economy, worth 123 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is 42,567 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

People say that smog must be good for you because of its healthy green colour, tantrum-throwing toddlers are regularly imprisoned on assault charges, the aims of top-secret Perean science projects revolve around designing the perfect robot woman, and the government only invests in infrastructure after a natural disaster. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pere's national animal is the Llama, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Beer.

Pere is ranked 297,054^th in the world and 5^th in Just relax for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -8.54 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.