The Royaume of Popaholick is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Jacqueline St-Miquelon with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 19.877 billion Popaholickans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Marseille. The average income tax rate is 99.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Popaholickan economy, worth a remarkable 6,423 trillion Francs a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 323,185 Francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Unstable couples are known to break up over which one gets parental leave, policy reversals are more often graceful demi-détournés than u-turns, bouncers at the door of the sweet shop warn five-year-olds not to cause trouble, and the seats at the back of the parliament are reserved for indigenous ministers. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Popaholick's national animal is the Giraffe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Popaholick is ranked 103,115^th in the world and 321^st in Europe for Largest Black Market, with 446 billion Standard Monetary Units.