The Dominion of Pariaga is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 12 million Pariagans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 21.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Pariagan economy, worth 591 billion Narrainas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,327 Narrainas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

High school bands practice by moonlight, diplomacy is a foreign concept to Pariagans, washing-up liquid looks and smells like baby poo, and foreign leaders who don't applaud Leader's speeches are regarded as enemies of Pariaga. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pariaga's national animal is the Polar Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Pariaga is ranked 83,892^nd in the world and 1^st in Mazedornia for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 13,352.82 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.