The People's Republic of Pandusta is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 18 million Pandustans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 28.9%.

The Pandustan economy, worth 1.06 trillion dorebs a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 58,942 dorebs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, fake designer clothes are shredded and burnt while many in the world don't have a shirt on their back, and the government is reining in public spending. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pandusta's national animal is the squirrel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pandusta is ranked 239,323^rd in the world and 332^nd in Starlight for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 28.94 on the Bus Surprisal Index.