The Righteous Realm of Palidor is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Lord Protector with an iron fist, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, pith helmet sales, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 8.846 billion Palidorians 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 relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, with Law & Order also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Serenity. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 14.2%.

The powerhouse Palidorian economy, worth 810 trillion Crowns a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 91,615 Crowns, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 524,234 per year while the poor average 7,735, a ratio of 67.8 to 1.

The nation is weighing the price of victory following a nuclear strike, mostly women are seen and not heard, teenage male videogamers often suffer repetitive strain wrist injuries, and vacationing Palidorians expect to be treated as royalty. Crime, especially youth-related, is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Palidor's national animal is the Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Chivalry.

Palidor is ranked 235,667^th in the world and 17^th in Avalon for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -5.1 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.