The Lions of Paulsan is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Paul Paulson with a fair hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, complete lack of prisons, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 24.438 billion Paulsanians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Paultown. The average income tax rate is 74.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Paulsanian economy, worth 335 trillion Axes 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 Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 13,710 Axes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Birds and children's kites are regularly brought down by anti-aircraft fire, Paulism has been named as Paulsan's national religion, Paul Paulson has just been declared ruler of Paulsan in an international press conference, and Paulsan has designated Paultown as its capital city. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Paulsan's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Paulism.

Paulsan is ranked 257,458^th in the world and 2^nd in Blue skies for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.73 kickbacks per hour.