The Colony of Perito is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 269 million Peritotions are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.8%.

The thriving Peritoan economy, worth 19.6 trillion Irns a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is 72,951 Irns, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 214,618 per year while the poor average 19,526, a ratio of 11.0 to 1.

High food prices have reduced the national diet to staple foods and water, punitive tariffs protect local industry, newspapers and TV broadcasters are given a list of 'acceptable words', and Leader claims to be the epitome of family values. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Perito's national animal is the hawk.

Perito is ranked 30,609^th in the world and 1^st in Ash Cardinal Forest for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,663.47 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.