The Principality of Pangolinistan is a large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 141 million Pangolins enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 68.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Pangolinistanian economy, worth 8.15 trillion Scales a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 57,771 Scales, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

School lunches are made with hypo-allergenic wood pulp, advertisements for jobs in the sciences run in fashion magazines, the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Pangolinistan City, and a degree in Leader Science with a Minor in Awesomeology starts many political careers. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pangolinistan's national animal is the Giant Pangolin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pangolinistan is ranked 26,776^th in the world and 358^th in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 2,807.89 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.