The Theocracy of Palamino is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 94 million Palaminoans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 47.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Palaminoan economy, worth 3.33 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 35,449 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, students learn how to disarm mines before understanding basic arithmetic, euthanasia is illegal, and organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Palamino's national animal is the Lamb.

Palamino is ranked 62,065^th in the world and 1,306^th in The East Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.48 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.