The Imperial Kingdom of Pauldustllah is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by His Royal Magesty Eric the 12th with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 39.327 billion Pauldustllahanis 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Farpoint. The average income tax rate is 21.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pauldustllahani economy, worth a remarkable 8,977 trillion Dusties a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 228,286 Dusties, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Doctors prescribe videos of political debates to patients with insomnia, the internal market is thriving, Pauldustllah recently hosted the least successful trade negotiations since The Phantom Menace, and it's considered providence that the political lexicon contains a syrup of company slogans. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pauldustllah's national animal is the spider monkey, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is none.

Pauldustllah is ranked 256^th in the world and 1^st in Greater Ixnay for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 31,358.07 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.