The Holy Empire of Palpantive is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its digital currency, pith helmet sales, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, devout population of 8.824 billion black hawks are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 67.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong raider economy, worth 605 trillion regions a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 68,632 regions, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Pristine wilderness has been trashed in the quest for cheaper oil, clergy who start talking about politics are forced to take a holy vow of silence, all statues and paintings of dogs are being destroyed to avoid offending cat-lovers, and homeowners on prime real estate have been seen dodging giant bulldozers with cartoon characters painted on them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Palpantive's national animal is the black hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Palpantive is ranked 19,850^th in the world and 130^th in Suspicious for Safest, scoring 114.06 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.