The Christmas Winter Wonderland of Isla Palma is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its suspicion of poets, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 549 million Isla Palmen enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The tiny, moralistic, pro-business, outspoken government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Spirituality are also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of North Pole. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.5%.

The all-consuming Isla Palman economy, worth 54.1 trillion Candy Canes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is 98,595 Candy Canes, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 618,766 per year while the poor average 6,638, a ratio of 93.2 to 1.

Disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown, jaywalkers are condemned to lives of poverty for their heinous crimes, suicide victims often leave behind cash to cover the cost of their fines, and military chiefs are predicting extra funding in this year's budget. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Isla Palma's national animal is the Reindeer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Isla Palma is ranked 207,557^th in the world and 2^nd in Mar Soleado for Safest, scoring 48.15 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.