The Republic of Pipe-weed is a titanic, pleasant nation, notable for its absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 24.987 billion Pipe-weedians 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 Welfare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 27.6%.

The strong Pipe-weedian economy, worth a remarkable 1,092 trillion $$s a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 43,714 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Dessert dishes make up the Pipe-weedian breakfast menu, Leader's family members carry literal get-out-of-jail-free cards, the government loves seeing the little people fight, and citizens finish cleaning up after the annual National Treasure Hunt just in time for the next one. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Pipe-weed's national animal is the laughing swordfist.

Pipe-weed is ranked 115,471^st in the world and 1^st in Cannabis for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 32.84 on the Bus Surprisal Index.