The Kingdom of Xariston is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Ziggie Xaris with an iron fist, and renowned for its frequent executions, keen interest in outer space, and fear of technology. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.94 billion Peepaterians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Danger Zone. The average income tax rate is 79.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Xaristonian economy, worth 101 trillion Sawbucks a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 52,350 Sawbucks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Inter-species marriages are ignored by the government, the blood, sweat, and tears of poor Peepaterians make research institutes rich, health inspectors are seen eating black truffle fondue with their bottled water, and toy versions of heroin paraphernalia let kids pretend to be their favourite TV characters. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Xariston's national animal is the Hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Xariston is ranked 85,997^th in the world and 387^th in the Plains of Perdition for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,120.83 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.