The Republic of Pacila is a very large, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The democratic population of 285 million Pacilans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 41.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Pacilan economy, worth 6.92 trillion pacils a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 24,280 pacils, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown. Pacila's national animal is the orca.

Pacila is ranked 63,380^th in the world and 1^st in Althin for Smartest Citizens, with 40.34 quips per hour.