The Federal Republic of Pudmalon is a small, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, avant-garde cinema, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 36 million Pudmalonians 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 Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 26.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Pudmalonian economy, worth 1.42 trillion suns a year, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 39,525 suns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children must be board certified to append "Jr" to their name, sleep-deprived officials are known to collapse after late night revision for their examinations, muscular women are banned from competing in sporting competitions, and companies flee the nation rather than pay their fair share of taxes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pudmalon's national animal is the fox, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Pudmalon is ranked 208,265^th in the world and 162^nd in Kantrias for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -3.46 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.