The Democratic Republic of St Pax is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Peter Michael Benson with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 2.78 billion St Paxians 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 Healthcare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Benson. The average income tax rate is 64.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong St Paxian economy, worth 193 trillion Paxis a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 69,593 Paxis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction, being Peter Michael Benson has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs, weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law, and lawyers turn down litigation cases and corporate work in order to focus on lucrative public defence work. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. St Pax's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

St Pax is ranked 18,660^th in the world and 319^th in the West Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,072.07 pounds of wildlife per square mile.