The People's Republic of Changolandia is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by João Gordo with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, complete lack of prisons, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, cheerful population of 11.508 billion Changolandians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Quanton. The average income tax rate is 98.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Changolandian economy, worth a remarkable 1,818 trillion Changoes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 157,980 Changoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Election ballot papers are so long that unused ones are recycled as toilet roll, the art of conversation has been rediscovered, bowling teams spend more time looking at their phones than the pins, and it's been a banner year for local vexillology. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Changolandia's national animal is the Dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Changolandia is ranked 4,890^th in the world and 129^th in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 60.27 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.