The Holy Empire of Paladani is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Supreme Bishop with an even hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, triple-decker prams, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, devout population of 2.938 billion Paladanians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Holyland. The average income tax rate is 97.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Paladanian economy, worth 447 trillion Paladanian Prayers a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 152,432 Paladanian Prayers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions, the aphorism "there's no need to argue" has been dismissed by Paladanians, history textbook pages are used as impromptu tissues by distraught students, and trains and passengers alike are often late. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Paladani's national animal is the Trinity Lamb, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Paladani is ranked 1,688^th in the world and 64^th in The North Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 4,372.2 on the Clooney Contribution Index.