The Incorporated States of Parantina is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 14 million Parantinans 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.2%.

The strong Parantinan economy, worth 813 billion Stonks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 58,119 Stonks, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

Faceless corporations are expected to assume parental responsibility over millions of teenagers, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, and euthanasia is legal. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Parantina's national animal is the Caudeceus Viper, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Parantina is ranked 267,266^th in the world and 8^th in Almartans Backyard for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 653.26 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.