The Republic of Padokea is a tiny, efficient nation, remarkable for its triple-decker prams and compulsory military service. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 14 million Padokeans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 31.3%.

The very strong Padokean economy, worth 829 billion Jennies a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 59,276 Jennies, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 188,071 per year while the poor average 14,239, a ratio of 13.2 to 1.

A handful of megacorporations own every "craft brewery" in the nation, Leader's office has a newly installed Max-Man arcade game programmed by a 5th-grader, criminals and college students are taking an interest in the government's new weed-killing program, and Dàguó lanterns outnumber streetlights in major cities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Padokea's national animal is the Leopard.

Padokea is ranked 232,669^th in the world and 3,660^th in The North Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -3.16 on the Clooney Contribution Index.