The The Malewife States of of Paccai is a massive, safe nation, ruled by YapYap THE DESTROYER with an iron fist, and notable for its closed borders, smutty television, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.842 billion Paccaians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nordhelm. The average income tax rate is 38.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Paccaian economy, worth 170 trillion YapCoins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,626 YapCoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Bands of paramedics walk the streets looking for suspicious medical activity, medical lawsuits are out of control, hotels often double as quarantine zones, and a driving license is obtained not by passing a test but by passing a brown envelope. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Paccai's national animal is the Drunkard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Paccai is ranked 286,813^th in the world and 101^st in Lands End for Most Advanced Public Transport, scoring 327.71 on the Societal Mobility Rating.