The Theocracy of Paranity is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, enslaved workforce, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 359 million Paranitians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Holy Paran. The average income tax rate is 69.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Paranitian economy, worth 13.3 trillion nities a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,920 nities, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Works of historical fiction contain a surprising lack of historical figures, nerdy teenagers have to prove that they're made of the same stuff as their grandparents, truancy officers have a hard time catching children trained in advanced camouflage skills, and small children are frequently chased by rehabilitated pitbulls. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Paranity's national animal is the elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Paranity is ranked 107,276^th in the world and 13^th in Chat Club for Highest Poor Incomes, with 28,975.79 Standard Monetary Units.