The United Districts of Eastern Panem is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by President Patina Paylor with an even hand, and remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, frequent executions, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 5.265 billion Panemians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital District. The average income tax rate is 75.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Eastern Panemian economy, worth 781 trillion Panemian Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 148,426 Panemian Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The installation of street lights across remote goat tracks has left citizens bemused, flamethrower-toting soldiers are also equipped with fire blankets and extinguishers, rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes, and teachers are skilled at leaving no evidence of child cruelty. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eastern Panem's national animal is the Moking Jay, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

Eastern Panem is ranked 272,951^st in the world and 5,052^nd in the South Pacific for Most Armed, with 0.16 weapons per person.