The Republic of The Panel of User Control is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Max Barry with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The quiet, industrious population of 4.356 billion Users are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Userland. The average income tax rate is 26.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Panel of User Controlian economy, worth 165 trillion Perls a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,878 Perls, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Panel of User Control has designated Userland as its capital city, the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly, Max Barry has just been declared ruler of The Panel of User Control in an international press conference, and cotton candy made from genuine cotton cellulose doesn't quite satisfy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Panel of User Control's national animal is the Moderator, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Code-Worship.

The Panel of User Control is ranked 39,003^rd in the world and 1^st in Emu Timeline Oceania for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 5,167.34 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.