The Democratic Republic of Patikistan is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 303 million Patikistanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 22.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Patikistanian economy, worth 16.4 trillion Taks a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 54,206 Taks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training, lawyers spend as much time preparing their make-up as they do their briefs, babies living in poverty are told to take responsibility for their own fortunes, and life expectancy is way down but posthuman perfectionism is way up. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Patikistan's national animal is the Lynx, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Patikistan is ranked 53,477^th in the world and 88^th in Astoria for Highest Food Quality, scoring 32.34 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.