The People's Democratic Republic of Paranh is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by President Kamran Khavari with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, digital currency, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 13.651 billion Paranhians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kafhad. The average income tax rate is 55.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Paranhian economy, worth a remarkable 1,405 trillion Dinaroes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 102,984 Dinaroes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

It's normal to start working life with crippling financial debt, billions of Dinaroes are being poured into a space program, patriots insist that size does matter, and blue sky thinkers are reminded that the firmament is actually more of a grey-ish colour. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Paranh's national animal is the Steppe Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Islam.

Paranh is ranked 254,294^th in the world and 7^th in mutual cooperation alliance for Nicest Citizens, with 6.19 average smiles per day.