The Pink Holy Lucky Christmas of PAVONESIA is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Santa Claus with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory vegetarianism, ubiquitous missile silos, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 13.758 billion Pavonians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yggdrassil. The average income tax rate is 99.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Pavonian economy, worth a remarkable 6,881 trillion Candy Cane Gold Bars a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is a breathtaking 500,202 Candy Cane Gold Bars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,518,769 per year while the poor average 128,023, a ratio of 11.9 to 1.

Falling satellites are regarded as a blessing from the gods, visual acuity is worsening amongst teenagers, citizens who become homeless are immediately executed, and foreign students are expected to have a Kegmeister Grade Average of 36-24-36 to qualify for university. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. PAVONESIA's national animal is the Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Athyism.

PAVONESIA is ranked 1,976^th in the world and 9^th in Europe for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 13,551.79 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.