The Kingdom of Paurava is a large, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The cynical population of 162 million Pauravans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 30.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Pauravan economy, worth 5.15 trillion Karshapanas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 31,786 Karshapanas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Paurava's national animal is the Indian Elephant, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Paurava is ranked 195,459^th in the world and 2^nd in BRICS for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 31.21 on the Bus Surprisal Index.