The Federal Republic of The Palena is a small, genial nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The democratic, devout population of 32 million Palenans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 60.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Palenan economy, worth 1.03 trillion Paleros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Automobile Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 32,272 Paleros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Palena's national animal is the BIRB, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Palena is ranked 277,461^st in the world and 236^th in The Free Nations Region for Highest Wealthy Incomes, with 39,326 Standard Monetary Units.