The Republic of Parsimonious is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, parental licensing program, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.295 billion Parsimoniousians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 71.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Parsimoniousian economy, worth 251 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 109,369 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, lavish state dinners in Parsimonious City are the state's leading budgetary expenditure, the nation's infamous boot camp is more brutal than most battlefields, and children often explain to their parents that the Mega Ultimate Sword Fist was worth the thousand-dollar charge on their phone bill. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Parsimonious's national animal is the penguin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Parsimonious is ranked 261,853^rd in the world and 177^th in Two for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 42.18 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.