The Constitutional Principality of Parnassus is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Princess Nora Persakis with a fair hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, unlimited-speed roads, and national health service. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 45.951 billion Parnassians 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 large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Policy, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Delphi. The average income tax rate is 96.0%.

The large but stagnant Parnassian economy, worth 540 trillion laurels a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 11,763 laurels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians spend more time in courtrooms than in Parliament, the Parnassian football team for the Maxxmas ceasefire consists only of Intelligence Corps personnel, people who tease dwarfs are being cut down to size, and paranoid museum guards keep a lookout for any animated displays attempting to escape the premises after dark. Crime is totally unknown. Parnassus's national animal is the two-headed eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Parnassus is ranked 1^st in the world and 1^st in Summerland Islands for Lowest Crime Rates, with zero law-abiding acts per hour.