The Free Land of Pandagonnia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its punitive income tax rates and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 12.75 billion Pandagonnians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, outspoken morass — prioritizes Healthcare, with Education and Environment also on the agenda, while International Aid and Social Policy are ignored. The average income tax rate is 75.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Pandagonnian economy, worth 420 trillion shekels a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 32,957 shekels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Pandagonnia's radio stations, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, child shoplifters spend half their youth behind bars, and voting is voluntary. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pandagonnia's national animal is the panda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pandagonnia is ranked 138,482^nd in the world and 6,424^th in Osiris for Lowest Crime Rates, with 61.97 law-abiding acts per hour.