The Federation of Paperetal is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Prime Minister Rüdiger Kunze with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, keen interest in outer space, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, hard-working population of 3.044 billion Paperetalians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zhadtin City. The average income tax rate is 77.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Paperetalian economy, worth 372 trillion Dollars a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 122,282 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Libraries are replacing history books and classic novels with technical manuals and trades directories to match the nation's changing demands, funerals are often rudely interrupted by juggling clowns shouting for volunteers from the audience, cigarettes are dead-cheap, and it takes months to get the proper permits for a child's first tricycle. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Paperetal's national animal is the Tiger.

Paperetal is ranked 31,584^th in the world and 1,994^th in Balder for Highest Poor Incomes, with 72,395.84 Standard Monetary Units.