The Empire of New Sel Panamby is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Kurt with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, ubiquitous missile silos, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, cynical population of 5.365 billion New Sel Panambyians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Panamby city. The average income tax rate is 90.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse New Sel Panambyian economy, worth 536 trillion Panams a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 99,968 Panams, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Hiding wrinkles with make-up is illegal, freedom is never freely given — only when the alternative is too expensive, Maxtopian tourists make expensive pilgrimages to Panamby city to enjoy their national art, and senior citizens are often found slaving away in factories. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Sel Panamby's national animal is the Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The only god is the Leader.

New Sel Panamby is ranked 6,802^nd in the world and 105^th in the West Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 109.17 law-abiding acts per hour.