The Commonwealth of The United Patagonian States is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Walter Pinkman with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, sprawling nuclear power plants, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 5.309 billion Patagonians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Tampa. The average income tax rate is 98.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Patagonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,101 trillion Sterlings a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 207,533 Sterlings, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Walter Pinkman lives life on the open road - complete with groupies, at least 1% of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget goes to Walter Pinkman's wardrobe, vehicular manslaughter is apparently a victimless crime, and the Supreme Court vehemently protects civil rights and the right to privacy. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The United Patagonian States's national animal is the Puma, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Atheism.

The United Patagonian States is ranked 288,613^th in the world and 217^th in Thaecia for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -18.85 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.