The Republic of Palrem is a titanic, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 19.78 billion Palremese enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The tiny, pro-business government prioritizes Spirituality, with Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Welfare and International Aid are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.0%.

The thriving Palremian economy, worth a remarkable 1,268 trillion Palremese dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Arms Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 64,146 Palremese dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 231,967 per year while the poor average 12,659, a ratio of 18.3 to 1.

Mystics are claiming that a simultaneous rise in scepticism and education budgets is correlation rather than causation, asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes, notable individuals are granted land and titles, and doctors prescribe medicines produced by the last pharmaceutical company to give them a free pen. Crime is moderate. Palrem's national animal is the Whooper swan, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Palrem is ranked 81,330^th in the world and 1^st in The Confederacy of Free Cities for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 3,248.75 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.