The People's Republic of Parasedonia is a huge, safe nation, notable for its frequent executions, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cynical population of 695 million Parasedonians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arthurville. The average income tax rate is 67.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Parasedonian economy, worth 56.4 trillion marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 81,179 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's generous tax credits have brought all the film studios to the yard, the best way to cope with your child's failure is to try again, disability advocates are not amused that they are told to be dependent on Parasedonians's kindness, and kidnapping has become the latest get-rich-quick scheme. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Parasedonia's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Parasedonia is ranked 71,807^th in the world and 150^th in Talonia for Most Developed, scoring 69.96 on the Human Development Index.