The Kingdom of Pavlikstan is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by First Consul Pavlik with a fair hand, and remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, pith helmet sales, and smutty television. The democratic, devout population of 13.528 billion Pavlikstanians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Funland. The average income tax rate is 45.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pavlikstanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,355 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 174,150 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

In government offices a hidden killer takes the lives of ministers and civil servants, a National Academy regulates grammar and usage, crowded passenger trains are near-silent save for the soft tap of fingers on touchscreens, and mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pavlikstan's national animal is the beaver, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Pavlikstan is ranked 9,413^th in the world and 445^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 55.65 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.