The State of Pawk is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its complete lack of public education and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 30.248 billion Pawkers hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The minute, liberal, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.8%.

The very strong Pawkian economy, worth 664 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is highly specialized and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 21,982 betales, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is voluntary and Pawk has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Pawk's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pawk is ranked 190,421^st in the world and 1^st in Wake Island for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring zero on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.