The Emirate of Panterastan is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Emir Salsalani with an iron fist, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.439 billion Panteras are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Anselmo. The average income tax rate is 58.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Panterastani economy, worth 253 trillion Dimebags a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 176,289 Dimebags, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Stealing from a clothesline is a serious offence, all artwork is carefully screened for offensive material, the nation's prisons are touted as the best weight loss programs money can't buy, and asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Panterastan's national animal is the Panther, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Islam.

Panterastan is ranked 144,372^nd in the world and 7,306^th in The North Pacific for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides, with 3.4 Rich To Poor Income Ratio.