The Republic of Pablo18 is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its avant-garde cinema, prohibition of alcohol, and complete absence of social welfare. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.078 billion Pablo18ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 34.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Pablo18ian economy, worth 61.4 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 56,942 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Careless Maxémon Trainers have been the cause of numerous search and rescue operations, journalists giggle uncontrollably while reporting the nation's drug bonfires, preservative manufacturers are told to put a lid on it, and it's rare to find an unchewed pencil. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pablo18's national animal is the tiger, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Pablo18 is ranked 177,177^th in the world and 463^rd in Pablo for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 868.45 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.