The Socialist Federal Republic of Paulistania is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Presidente with an iron fist, and renowned for its prohibition of alcohol, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and digital currency. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.006 billion Paulistanians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of São Paulo. The average income tax rate is 52.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Paulistanian economy, worth 142 trillion Bandeiranteses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 141,294 Bandeiranteses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees, the nation's ambassadors often conduct their business in jail cells, drive-by spoilers are an increasingly common crime, and sentient AIs face their watery graves with a fixed smile. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Paulistania's national animal is the Onça Suçuarana, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Paulistania is ranked 32,280^th in the world and 314^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Efficient Economies, scoring 96.89 on the Krugman-Greenspan Business Outlook Index.