The Republic of Parnlexia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Charles Green with an even hand, and notable for its public floggings, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 1.836 billion Lexians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Atlantis. The average income tax rate is 62.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Parnlexian economy, worth 233 trillion Parn rubles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 127,012 Parn rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Athletic teenagers are among the wealthiest members of society, the Parnlexia Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon', the military recognizes no difference between male and female soldiers, and tea and biscuits have replaced waterboarding and sleep deprivation as the primary tools of interrogation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Parnlexia's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Hinduism.

Parnlexia is ranked 208,711^th in the world and 4,798^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 49.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.