The Community of Animus Parliament is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 310 million Animus Parliamentians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 16.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Animus Parliamentian economy, worth 10.5 trillion Votes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Soda Sales, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 33,722 Votes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Surveillance cameras are banned, corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, Animus Parliamentian novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about Leader, and the government is seen to favor traditionalist religions. Crime is relatively low. Animus Parliament's national animal is the Human, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Animus Parliament is ranked 77,502^nd in the world and 3^rd in Animus for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.99 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.