The State of Pastika is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its complete absence of social welfare and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 24.474 billion Pastikans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The medium-sized, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Healthcare, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.6%.

The very strong Pastikan economy, worth 991 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 40,514 betales, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 164,267 per year while the poor average 6,651, a ratio of 24.7 to 1.

Voting is voluntary and it is a crime to offend someone's religious beliefs. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Pastika's national animal is the deer.

Pastika is ranked 260,650^th in the world and 4^th in Vientiane for Lowest Crime Rates, with 45.73 law-abiding acts per hour.