The Republic of Paraselene is a very large, orderly nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, strictly enforced bedtime, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, cynical population of 408 million Paraseleneans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jackal Grove. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.3%.

The powerhouse Paraselenean economy, worth 39.2 trillion omegas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Tourism. Average income is 96,149 omegas, with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

Environmental legislation occurs cyclically, every microwave and toaster is being disassembled and probed by inspectors, pigs can fly but only in Economy Class, and the Department of Reduction of Bureaucratic Red Tape has set up a working committee to investigate its own excessive paperwork. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Paraselene's national animal is the Jackal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Paraselene is ranked 95,379^th in the world and 60^th in Estalcia for Highest Poor Incomes, with 32,049.7 Standard Monetary Units.