The Republic of Pan handle is a huge, pleasant nation, notable for its burgeoning cobra population. The hard-working population of 504 million Pan handleans 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 Welfare. The average income tax rate is 25.1%.

The Pan handlean economy, worth 19.1 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is 37,838 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pan handle's national animal is the cobra.

Pan handle is ranked 193,944^th in the world and 1^st in The Panhandle for Most Authoritarian, with 610.35 milliStalins.