The Holy Empire of Palm Village is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons and punitive income tax rates. The democratic population of 22.843 billion Palm Villageans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded, outspoken morass — juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 76.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Palm Villagean economy, worth 470 trillion Dollars a year, is highly specialized and dominated by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 20,582 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Palm Village's national animal is the American Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Palm Village is ranked 99,036^th in the world and 1^st in Palm Desert for Nicest Citizens, with 13.62 average smiles per day.