The Empire of Papaskey is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The quiet, industrious population of 8.955 billion Papaskeyians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 24.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Papaskeyian economy, worth 322 trillion Congs a year, is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 36,027 Congs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The nation is ravaged by daily union strikes and vats of anabolic steroids are being dumped into the ocean to make Papaskeyian mussels the biggest in Artificial Solar System. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Papaskey's national animal is the Wildcat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Papaskey is ranked 153,162^nd in the world and 1,714^th in Artificial Solar System for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 579.07 on the Gilded Widget Scale.