The Dominion of Plaid Town is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by The Silk Dealer with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 16.343 billion Denimites 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Impenetrable Citidel of Velourna. The average income tax rate is 45.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Denimite economy, worth a remarkable 4,047 trillion Flannels a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 247,630 Flannels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, credit scores fluctuate wildly with every change of government, soldiers must key in their passwords every time they want to reload their weapons, and boys who take just one date to the high school prom are called 'losers'. Crime is totally unknown. Plaid Town's national animal is the Bolt, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Machine Washable.

Plaid Town is ranked 8,937^th in the world and 461^st in The North Pacific for Highest Food Quality, scoring 168.46 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.