The Republic of Palaciosons is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its public floggings, compulsory military service, and frequent executions. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 301 million Palaciosonsians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 9.2%.

The Palaciosonsian economy, worth 14.8 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Cheese Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 49,303 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Political spontaneity takes a lot of planning, strange men lingering in offices distributing television sets is a basis for a system of government, war vets look after war animals, and the best doughnut stores have been taken over by foreign police officers. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Palaciosons's national animal is the lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Palaciosons is ranked 262,521^st in the world and 12^th in The Churchlands for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 729.21 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.