The Most Serene Republic of Pasxo is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, otherworldly petting zoo, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 174 million Pasxoans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 63.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Pasxoan economy, worth 8.98 trillion Dekatoes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 51,607 Dekatoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Polygraphs are relegated to the dungeon exhibit in castle museums, citizens are required to report any and all incidents of prayer to their local Religious Affairs Officer, therapists dispense hugs for heroin dealers and cuddles for crackheads, and grade school teachers mark homework with red "CITATION NEEDED" stamps. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pasxo's national animal is the Lamb, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pasxo is ranked 178,227^th in the world and 416^th in The Wellspring for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 53.13 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.