The Queen's State of Pasley is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 34.872 billion Pasleyians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.7%.

The very strong Pasleyian economy, worth a remarkable 1,624 trillion betales a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Retail, Soda Sales, and Gambling. Average income is 46,596 betales, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

Education and welfare spending are on the rise, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, military spending is on the increase, and major archaeological findings are frequently bulldozed to make way for new buildings. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Pasley's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Pasley is ranked 171,512^th in the world and 6^th in Tonga for Highest Food Quality, scoring 14.93 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.