The Empire of Pandothra is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Joshua Von Hydragon with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, otherworldly petting zoo, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 14.089 billion Pandothrans 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 Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dragons Heart. The average income tax rate is 68.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Pandothran economy, worth a remarkable 1,742 trillion Pearls a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 123,675 Pearls, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Joshua Von Hydragon has been known to make speeches in fishing waders, mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found, scientists take credit every time it rains in The Abyssal realms, and keeping the lights on keeps the lights on for increasing amounts of Pandothrans. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pandothra's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Pandothra is ranked 46,508^th in the world and 1^st in The Abyssal realms for Most Developed, scoring 78.36 on the Human Development Index.