The Democratic Republic of Prismaria is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 481 million Prismarians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Irisia. The average income tax rate is 45.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Prismarian economy, worth 36.5 trillion Prismatic dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 75,910 Prismatic dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Being Leader has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs, the government is ignoring the latest terrorist atrocities in Irisia for fear of causing a fuss, stolen Reuben sandwiches are met with detailed and thorough police investigations, and access to the woods is only granted to those who bring a small shrubbery. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Prismaria's national animal is the Prismatic Lacewing, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Prismaria is ranked 21,561^st in the world and 1,120^th in The North Pacific for Highest Food Quality, scoring 113.34 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.