The Republic of Pablo38 is a massive, orderly nation, renowned for its frequent executions, zero percent divorce rate, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.103 billion Pablo38ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 54.8%.

The all-consuming Pablo38ian economy, worth 108 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 97,548 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 286,646 per year while the poor average 26,153, a ratio of 11.0 to 1.

Orthopaedics patients often have a bounce in their step, metal detectors have been banned after a bottle cap caused a riot at the beach, the nanny industry has had a boom after maternity leave was recently banned, and people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pablo38's national animal is the tiger, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Pablo38 is ranked 148,052^nd in the world and 23^rd in Pablo for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,097.85 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.