The Allied States of Poltient is a massive, genial nation, ruled by King Sean with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, hard-working population of 1.974 billion Poltientians 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 juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Poltient City. The average income tax rate is 42.6%.

The Poltientian economy, worth 93.8 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,505 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Political talk shows often have children as guests whenever they need commentary on world religions, funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals, unpackaged foodstuffs rot on store shelves, and the Federal Council of Poltient has been announced as the new Head of State. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Poltient's national animal is the monkey, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Poltient is ranked 37,438^th in the world and 2^nd in Poltientian Scotland for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 50 on the Kitten Softness Rating.