The Republic of Pale King is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion, suspicion of poets, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.071 billion Pale Kingians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.1%.

The strong Pale Kingian economy, worth 44.4 trillion geos a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 41,466 geos, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 255,443 per year while the poor average 2,929, a ratio of 87.2 to 1.

Harry Potter books are banned, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and foreign musicians that Leader dislikes are turned away at the border. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Pale King's national animal is the bug, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Pale King is ranked 309,726^th in the world and 1^st in Hallownest for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -4.47 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.