The Holy Empire of The Templar Papal New State is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Augustus XVII with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, national health service, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 4.053 billion Papal New Stateans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Roma. The average income tax rate is 88.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Templar Papal New Statean economy, worth 589 trillion Papal Lire a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 145,471 Papal Lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Augustus XVII claims no responsibility for what Augustus XVII's government does, a newly discovered small mammal's name translates into Templar Papal New Statean as 'your finger, you fool', reports of arson have doubled since the introduction of a privatised fire protection service, and all-natural foods are becoming a major fad. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Templar Papal New State's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

The Templar Papal New State is ranked 266,779^th in the world and 1,223^rd in Europe for Highest Crime Rates, with 1.49 crimes per hour.