The Federal Socialist Republic of Pangzalia is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Federal Council with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, sprawling nuclear power plants, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.342 billion Pangzalians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of La Mer Jaune. The average income tax rate is 92.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pangzalian economy, worth 443 trillion pangzalian francs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 132,849 pangzalian francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Entomologists flock to La Mer Jaune for its remarkable gadfly population, urban planners beg for just one more lane before bedtime, old folks reminisce about the last time someone was acquitted of a crime, and the nation is devoted to world peas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pangzalia's national animal is the Cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pangzalia is ranked 283,513^th in the world and 681^st in Europe for Fattest Citizens, with 6.02 Obesity Rate.