The Federal Republic of Pantsville is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Liam Apello with a fair hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, otherworldly petting zoo, and daily referendums. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 1.381 billion Pantsvilleans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Panapolis. The average income tax rate is 61.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pantsvillean economy, worth 169 trillion Faluts a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 122,727 Faluts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The army lures cannon fodder with promises of a college education, space shuttles regularly launch rubbish into space, wind farms are erected on shuttered oil platforms, and laser-wielding robots are taking aim at human hearts. Crime is totally unknown. Pantsville's national animal is the Underweight Dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Pantsville is ranked 20,889^th in the world and 35^th in Lands End for Most Beautiful Environments, with 978.42 pounds of wildlife per square mile.