The Democratic States of Patalene is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its public floggings, daily referendums, and frequent executions. The hard-working, democratic population of 400 million Pataleneans 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 Administration, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Patalana. The average income tax rate is 31.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Patalenean economy, worth 41.1 trillion Emoh Coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is an impressive 102,871 Emoh Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Grannies get pulled over for knitting pullovers while driving, explosive diarrhoea is not just a colorful phrase, Propaganda and Partisanship 101 is a required class all political candidates must pass before being nominated by their chosen party, and political talk shows often have children as guests whenever they need commentary on world religions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Patalene's national animal is the Golden Panther, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Patalene is ranked 55,856^th in the world and 873^rd in The Communist Bloc for Most Beautiful Environments, with 661.24 pounds of wildlife per square mile.