The Kingdom of Pavlikstan is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by First Consul Pavlik with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, unlimited-speed roads, and zero percent divorce rate. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 18.543 billion Pavlikstanians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Funland. The average income tax rate is 48.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pavlikstanian economy, worth a remarkable 3,329 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 179,559 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Parents who try to organize playdates for their kids have police drop through their ceilings, it is said that a Pavlikstanian woman's work is never done, if someone says there's plenty of living space in Pavlikstan they're lyin', and businesses are forced to bring all work back within the nation's borders. Crime, especially youth-related, 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 1,680^th in the world and 68^th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 288 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.