The Republic of Pine 2 is a mammoth, genial nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, avant-garde cinema, and ban on automobiles. The compassionate population of 9.411 billion Pine 2ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Social Policy. The average income tax rate is 22.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Pine 2ian economy, worth 413 trillion deniers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Gambling, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 43,927 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Internet searches for the inventor of the three-wheeled steam-powered Pine 2ian weed picker are way up, military parades quietly tiptoe their way through the streets, teachers prefer to give 'Maybe, Maybe Not' tests when dealing with sensitive subjects, and Leader has just been declared ruler of Pine 2 in an international press conference. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pine 2's national animal is the turtle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Pine 2 is ranked 38,469^th in the world and 3^rd in Windfrost Peaks for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 49.62 on the Kitten Softness Rating.