The Federal Republic of Paradeavenlisian States is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Judicius Angevin with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, rampant corporate plagiarism, and compulsory vegetarianism. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.547 billion Paradeavenlisians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jatherondia. The average income tax rate is 98.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Paradeavenlisian economy, worth 573 trillion Paradeavenlisian Wreplias a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 161,794 Paradeavenlisian Wreplias, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose, prisoners have been known to host cooking and home décor television shows, the Paradeavenlisian Arts Council pays teenagers to sit through opera performances, and it turns out that you actually can put a price on intangible cultural heritage. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Paradeavenlisian States's national animal is the phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Paradeavenlisian States is ranked 224,707^th in the world and 12^th in Hablos for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -21.18 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.