The Kingdom of Pavlikstan is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by First Consul Pavlik with a fair hand, and remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, parental licensing program, and compulsory gun ownership. The democratic, devout population of 13.545 billion Pavlikstanians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Funland. The average income tax rate is 45.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pavlikstanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,358 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 174,086 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Foreign nations kill migratory animals at random in the hope that Pavlikstan will pay them to stop, soldiers with colourful mohawks make themselves perfect targets for snipers, you need two tenors and a coloratura contralto to sing the national anthem properly, and photographers can be found hiding behind the curtains in First Consul Pavlik's bedroom. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pavlikstan's national animal is the beaver, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Pavlikstan is ranked 57,295^th in the world and 1,727^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 131.14 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.