The Republic of Panzer Vor 280 is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, pith helmet sales, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 2.013 billion Panzer Vor 280ians 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, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 66.5%.

The Panzer Vor 280ian economy, worth 109 trillion Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 54,538 Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

War criminals are given full state funerals, politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news, and retiring citizens are dragged away in the middle of the night by mysterious men in black suits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Panzer Vor 280's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Panzer Vor 280 is ranked 76,828^th in the world and 1,411^th in Suspicious for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 2,355.85 on the Gilded Widget Scale.