The République of Popaholick is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Jacqueline St-Miquelon with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, unlimited-speed roads, and daily referendums. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 26.819 billion Popaholickans 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 government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Marseille. The average income tax rate is 98.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Popaholickan economy, worth a remarkable 9,933 trillion Francs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 370,398 Francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Criminals rejoice in the streets as the entire police force is sent away on a training retreat, the internet has been placed under government control, court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs, and it turns out that you actually can put a price on intangible cultural heritage. Crime is totally unknown. Popaholick's national animal is the Giraffe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Popaholick is ranked 2,408^th in the world and 45^th in Europe for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 68.12 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.