The City and Tower of Palanthas is a titanic, cultured nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, lack of airports, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 13.787 billion Palanthasians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized morass — prioritizes Administration, with Defense, Welfare, and Healthcare also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Palanthas. The average income tax rate is 89.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Palanthasian economy, worth a remarkable 1,655 trillion Steel Coins a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 120,104 Steel Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Where there's a will there is usually a password manager, the most common doctor's prescription is "get out of my consulting room", couples kissing on the street are detained for 'unlawful exchange of genetic material', and NationStates staff are easily recognizable by their gold-plated mansions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Palanthas's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Palanthas is ranked 45,605^th in the world and 2^nd in Evros for Highest Average Incomes, with 120,104.1 Standard Monetary Units.