The State of New Ur of Paziano is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Erlitou with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, cynical population of 3.274 billion Pazians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Providentiae - Providence. The average income tax rate is 35.0%.

The strong Pazianoan economy, worth 171 trillion Bezants a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 52,448 Bezants, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's countrysides are littered with landmines due to ongoing family disputes, Erlitou has just been declared ruler of Paziano in an international press conference, superfoods are often seen as supervillains, and God-Worship has been named as Paziano's national religion. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Paziano's national animal is the Dove, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is God-Worship.

Paziano is ranked 49,239^th in the world and 774^th in The East Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 4,741.29 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.