The People's Republic of Parozia is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by President Friedrich Krause with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 4.48 billion Parozians 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, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Maravelle. The average income tax rate is 99.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Parozian economy, worth 983 trillion rubles 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 dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 219,482 rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Earthquake sirens are a leading cause of hearing loss, Occam's razor has sliced to pieces any childhood belief in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy, President Friedrich Krause has been known to make speeches in fishing waders, and many marriages go virtually unconsummated. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Parozia's national animal is the pudu, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Parozia is ranked 162,249^th in the world and 289^th in The UMNS for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 7,644.65 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.