The Master of the WA of Picairn is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Emperor Menellia I with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 14.274 billion Picairnians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stormridge. The average income tax rate is 98.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Picairnian economy, worth a remarkable 4,456 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 312,215 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Resident physicians are said to have a silver scalpel in their hands, 1% of global paper production is bound for the National Archive, nothing is beneath the government after it has extracted all the oil, and no cul-de-sac or trailer park is complete without a gambling parlor. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Picairn's national animal is the Phoenix, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Secularism.

Picairn is ranked 132,135^th in the world and 1,928^th in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 814.86 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.