The Holy Crowned Republic of Holy papal states is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Pope Sebastian with an iron fist, and notable for its daily referendums, public floggings, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 5.663 billion Holy papal statesians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vatican City. The average income tax rate is 64.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Holy papal statesian economy, worth 445 trillion Euros a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 78,752 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The nation gives peace a chance - usually one in a million, the general public only knows their favorite politician's first name, nouveau riche farmers diligently take care of their golden calf herds, and leakers release information by etching graffiti on bathroom stalls. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Holy papal states's national animal is the Lamb, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Strict catholic.

Holy papal states is ranked 207,555^th in the world and 386^th in Europe for Fattest Citizens, with 9.16 Obesity Rate.