The Republic of Pagkakai is a large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its national health service, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 79 million Pagkakaians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 51.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Pagkakaian economy, worth 2.45 trillion pilontoes a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 30,950 pilontoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene, government ministers have eclectic tastes in curtains, road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, and it's always rabbit season. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pagkakai's national animal is the kingfisher, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Pagkakai is ranked 44,757^th in the world and 1,562^nd in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.96 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.