The People's Republic of Parieta is a huge, genial nation, notable for its state-planned economy, national health service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 834 million Parietans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wabakin. The average income tax rate is 75.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Parietan economy, worth 21.6 trillion credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 25,846 credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Everyone has the equal opportunity to have their wallet stolen, it's always rabbit season, the needs of the living outweigh the needs of the dead, and the military is researching proton packs and PK-meters to combat "unseen enemy forces". Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Parieta's national animal is the cinnabar moth, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Parieta is ranked 297,072^nd in the world and 3,901^st in the South Pacific for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.68 kickbacks per hour.