The Kingdom of Parakletos is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, cynical population of 8 million Parakletos are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The relatively small, liberal, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 9.6%.

The Parakletosian economy, worth 337 billion vynils a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Soda Sales, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 42,193 vynils, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Beatboxing has replaced the 'Wilhelm scream' as the nation's most popular sound effect, college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys, extreme political groups are outlawed, and military spending recently hit a new high. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Parakletos's national animal is the Katechon.

Parakletos is ranked 43,816^th in the world and 147^th in Concord for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,098.9 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.