The People's Republic of El Pasaran is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 630 million El Pasaranians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Costa Del Barca. The average income tax rate is 72.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong El Pasaranian economy, worth 56.9 trillion pesos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is 90,263 pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The army lures cannon fodder with promises of a college education, maximum security fish farms leave caged salmon pining for the fjords, therapists can always squeeze in another house-call, and top universities admit students based on how often they correct interviewers. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. El Pasaran's national animal is the tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

El Pasaran is ranked 319,144^th in the world and 1,349^th in Europeia for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -8.49 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.