The Protectorate of Paws IV is a gargantuan, orderly nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, cynical population of 11.096 billion Paws IVians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 30.6%.

The strong Paws IVian economy, worth 585 trillion Latinums a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 52,755 Latinums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Happiness is all being miserable together, eating kids as food has been enshrined in law, graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail, and it's considered a civil right to be allowed to neglect and mistreat your own children. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Paws IV's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Paws IV is ranked 150,630^th in the world and 50^th in Obsidian Islands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 60.99 law-abiding acts per hour.