The Sovereign Marquisate of Pinicada is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Marquês de Pinicada José II Gozo with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, rampant corporate plagiarism, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 14.863 billion Pinicadas are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Penico. The average income tax rate is 67.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pinicada economy, worth a remarkable 2,325 trillion Malteses a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 156,444 Malteses, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest national park is visited by more sharks than people, heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste, the Pinicada Intelligence Agency has put 'Project Quantum Refrigerator' on hold indefinitely, and civil engineers are undermining sinkholes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pinicada's national animal is the Bonia, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catolicismo.

Pinicada is ranked 5,301^st in the world and 5^th in The Great Monarchical Nations for Smartest Citizens, with 126.47 quips per hour.