The United Cities of Pastuhland is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Milhous Dixon with a fair hand, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, free-roaming dinosaurs, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.721 billion Pastans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Haston. The average income tax rate is 21.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Pastan economy, worth 312 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 181,422 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

In coastal waters there are fifteen salvage divers per dead man's chest (yo ho ho), package deals offer tourists the chance to visit the frozen remains of the previous tour group, meetings involving club finances are frequently broken up by men in black suits, and getting a haircut is a punishable offence. Crime is totally unknown. Pastuhland's national animal is the fish, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Buddhism.

Pastuhland is ranked 24,549^th in the world and 9^th in Sancturia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,899.34 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.