The Democratic Republic of Patikistan is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 356 million Patikistanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 25.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Patikistanian economy, worth 18.2 trillion Taks a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 51,218 Taks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training, lawyers spend as much time preparing their make-up as they do their briefs, babies living in poverty are told to take responsibility for their own fortunes, and life expectancy is way down but posthuman perfectionism is way up. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Patikistan's national animal is the Lynx, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Patikistan is ranked 82,711^th in the world and 109^th in Astoria for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 3,066.18 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.