The Republic of Pablo39 is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, punitive income tax rates, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.107 billion Pablo39ians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 68.7%.

The powerhouse Pablo39ian economy, worth 98.8 trillion dollars a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 89,211 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

Cheap textbooks have replaced coasters at college ragers, road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, the Pablo39 Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise, and a suspicious number of John Smiths are known to donate to Pablo39ian politicians. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pablo39's national animal is the tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pablo39 is ranked 18,904^th in the world and 2^nd in Pablo for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 5,883.96 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.