The Cashew Outside of Pista Ciao is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its parental licensing program, avant-garde cinema, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 7.558 billion Pista Ciaoans 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 large government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Healthcare, and Industry are also considered important, while Environment is ignored. The average income tax rate is 44.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Pista Ciaoan economy, worth 393 trillion pistachios a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Retail. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,999 pistachios, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Withdrawal of support for drug addicts is leaving many with cold sweats, plain-clothes police officers follow Dàguó tourists everywhere they go, immigrants are required to salute the flag five times a day, and ports have ground to a halt as no boat can reach them without trespassing. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pista Ciao's national animal is the bird, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Pista Ciao is ranked 218,561^st in the world and 6^th in Afro Eurasia for Most Primitive, scoring -95.08 on the Scary Big Number Scale.