The Republic of Pope Paschal II is a mammoth, orderly nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The cynical population of 7.257 billion Pope Paschal IIians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 23.4%.

The strong Pope Paschal IIian economy, worth 438 trillion florins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 60,459 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries, 4-year-olds studying for their mathematics exams are anxious that they will be unemployable in adulthood if they fail, officials pull all-nighters to check immigrants for potential links to terrorists, and students are explicitly allowed to write answers on their forearms before exams. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pope Paschal II's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pope Paschal II is ranked 210,838^th in the world and 19^th in Antiochs for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 114.7 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.