The Planetary Federation of Pallavan is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Primarch Alfredo Sawcz with an even hand, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 7.654 billion Pallavanians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Citadel. The average income tax rate is 80.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pallavanian economy, worth 865 trillion credits a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 113,069 credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's no escape from the rule of law... or police brutality, shopping comes bagged and tagged, hell is not always other people, and the government spends billions to protect Pallavan from a disaster that is one in a million. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pallavan's national animal is the Varren, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pallavan is ranked 9,410^th in the world and 2^nd in The Milky Way Galaxy for Lowest Crime Rates, with 102.35 law-abiding acts per hour.