The Free Republic of Palma Burkando is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Chairman Ruth Wayword with an even hand, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.406 billion Palma Burkandoans 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elusten. The average income tax rate is 77.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Palma Burkandoan economy, worth 83.1 trillion Burkandese Curts a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Pizza Delivery, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 59,105 Burkandese Curts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Government negotiators never forget to say "pretty please" when begging for custody of its criminals, harassed women are constantly hassled by guys who are "just giving them compliments", families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain, and the government maintains a Department of Skulduggery. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Palma Burkando's national animal is the Palmese Viper, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Ostrocathilisim.

Palma Burkando is ranked 216,790^th in the world and 157^th in Declansburg for Most Authoritarian, with 520.66 milliStalins.