The Social Technocracy of Paradigm 221 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 10.311 billion Paradigmians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Citadel. The average income tax rate is 97.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Paradigmian economy, worth a remarkable 2,088 trillion Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 202,512 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The military has grudgingly released all top secret information in an effort for greater transparency, cotton candy made from genuine cotton cellulose doesn't quite satisfy, the government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid, and gangs of political bullies tell minority voices to "shut up because we say so". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Paradigm 221's national animal is the Phoenix, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Paradigm 221 is ranked 2,417^th in the world and 1^st in Somersetonia for Most Beautiful Environments, with 3,355.42 pounds of wildlife per square mile.