The Rhythmic Tribes of Patapole is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Sukopon with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, soft-spoken computers, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.103 billion Patapons are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Earthend. The average income tax rate is 85.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Patapon economy, worth 477 trillion Ka-chings a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 116,312 Ka-chings, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws, newspaper stories fill several pages with colorful adjectives, autopsies often involve only cursory examination, and official government guidance encourages binge behaviors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Patapole's national animal is the Dodonga, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Patapole is ranked 153,837^th in the world and 107^th in Refugia for Largest Populations, with 4.10 billion capita.