The Republic of Palatan is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Circle of Palatan with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, public floggings, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 1.363 billion Palatanianites are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Peltania City. The average income tax rate is 67.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Palatanian economy, worth 111 trillion Peltans a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 81,593 Peltans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

East Palatanian Solarism has been named as Palatan's national religion, babies are a small but significant export, artists are renowned for their ability to make art pieces out of thin air, and all the playground's a stage for Palatanian schoolchildren. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Palatan's national animal is the Great Palatanian Orange Pelican, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is East Palatanian Solarism.

Palatan is ranked 223,726^th in the world and 228^th in Bozarkia for Most Extreme, scoring 11.28 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.