The State of Pao de Acucar is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by the Governor with an even hand, and renowned for its national health service, anti-smoking policies, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 21.786 billion Acucarien 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 81.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Acucarian economy, worth a remarkable 3,439 trillion betales a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 157,884 betales, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

Blind students are at a disadvantage now that test papers printed in braille have been discontinued, editorials that criticize the government are legally obligated to display the "pants on fire" warning, the nation's new Mylab space station is notorious for being the loneliest place above the planet, and the national guard is mobilized whenever a mother gets separated from her child at the mall. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pao de Acucar's national animal is the deer, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Pao de Acucar is ranked 15,994^th in the world and 5^th in 0000 for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 9,945.13 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.