The Republic of Fluffy Panda is a huge, safe nation, notable for its daily referendums, prohibition of alcohol, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 731 million Pandas have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The minute government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Law & Order, although Administration, Defense, and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare are ignored. The average income tax rate is 6.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Fluffy Pandan economy, worth 50.4 trillion Bamboo Pieces a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 68,926 Bamboo Pieces, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Everyone suspects that everyone else is a terrorist, CSI Forest is this year's hit new crime show, the best doughnut stores have been taken over by foreign police officers, and the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Fluffy Panda's national animal is the Panda, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Fluffy Panda is ranked 24,956^th in the world and 918^th in The North Pacific for Largest Mining Sector, scoring 6,375.58 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.