The Holy Empire of Pataliputra is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 452 million Devas 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 government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vijayanagara. The average income tax rate is 39.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pataliputran economy, worth 53.4 trillion rupees a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 118,074 rupees, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

School cafeterias serve nothing but protein powder and vitamin supplements, the judicial branch is strongly influenced by major corporations, it is mandatory to learn evolution in schools, and genocide is seen as a topic best avoided in history lessons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pataliputra's national animal is the Cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pataliputra is ranked 101,430^th in the world and 83^rd in Karma for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 3,040.92 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.