The Federal Republic of Palitiama is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its smutty television, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 195 million Palitiamen 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 medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 20.0%.

The Palitiaman economy, worth 9.61 trillion Zefres a year, is quite specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. Average income is 49,284 Zefres, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Children seem to be getting better at lying these days, reports of arson have doubled since the introduction of a privatised fire protection service, there's more vermin than ever on the metro, and Palitiama City has restaurants serving every meat from aardvark to zebra. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Palitiama's national animal is the Nonre, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Palitiama is ranked 134,245^th in the world and 661^st in Europe for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 39,427.82 Standard Monetary Units.