The Confederacy of Padokea is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate, hard-working population of 324 million Padokeans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Kurta. The average income tax rate is 44.9%.

The powerhouse Padokean economy, worth 30.8 trillion Jennies a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is 95,020 Jennies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

You can call your arthritic immigrant neighbour for all your roof-tiling and guttering needs, the importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age, there's no cure or sympathy for the common cold, and it's a long jump to get onto the housing ladder. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Padokea's national animal is the Leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Padokea is ranked 30,489^th in the world and 839^th in The North Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 20.14 average smiles per day.