The Republic of Palahano is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion, suspicion of poets, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.666 billion Palahanoans enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, although Education, Administration, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.6%.

The strong Palahanoan economy, worth 92.0 trillion baht a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 55,237 baht, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 351,437 per year while the poor average 3,586, a ratio of 98.0 to 1.

All major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, decaying farm hamlets have twice the representation of major urban areas, and school lessons are constantly interrupted by 'teacher needs a break' time. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Palahano's national animal is the Kiwi, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Palahano is ranked 90,072^nd in the world and 130^th in Astoria for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 91.38 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.