The Bright Haze of Panagouge is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Rewan Demontay with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, ubiquitous missile silos, and smutty television. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 13.977 billion Panagougeans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Amibell. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Panagougean economy, worth a remarkable 6,716 trillion Dragoonos a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 480,526 Dragoonos, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Lending money has become a major liability, frat-house partying has become the national pastime, estate agents justify funky smells by revealing how often the previous owners showered, and commercial breaks often lead to nervous breakdowns. Crime is totally unknown. Panagouge's national animal is the Nothingness, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Void Doctrine.

Panagouge is ranked 140,885^th in the world and 1,548^th in the Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 63.88 law-abiding acts per hour.