The Republic of Pakania is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Presidenta Víolet de Armacielo with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, pith helmet sales, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 4.031 billion Pakanians 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, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Terarequí. The average income tax rate is 64.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pakanian economy, worth 545 trillion Pakanian pesos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 135,442 Pakanian pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there to hear it... Pakanian satellites can detect it, the government only invests in infrastructure after a natural disaster, every product goes through extensive safety-testing by the government, and knock-knock jokes regularly get removed from websites for being too edgy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pakania's national animal is the Eyelash viper, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pakania is ranked 29,999^th in the world and 1,291^st in Balder for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 251.11 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.