The Republic of Paraselene is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its strictly enforced bedtime, zero percent divorce rate, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, cynical population of 414 million Paraseleneans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jackal Grove. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.2%.

The powerhouse Paraselenean economy, worth 39.7 trillion omegas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Tourism. Average income is 95,968 omegas, with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

Pigs can fly but only in Economy Class, the Department of Reduction of Bureaucratic Red Tape has set up a working committee to investigate its own excessive paperwork, government policy is dictated by a major religion, and politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Paraselene's national animal is the Jackal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Paraselene is ranked 40,020^th in the world and 28^th in Estalcia for Most Cultured, scoring 75 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.