The Demarchy of Parliamentary Laramidia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Ema Webbe with an even hand, and renowned for its smutty television, compulsory military service, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate, humorless population of 12.696 billion Laramidians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vorerah. The average income tax rate is 96.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Parliamentary Laramidian economy, worth a remarkable 2,717 trillion LArs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 214,034 LArs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation has gained millions of new citizens overnight, Parliamentary Laramidia has one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world, this year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection, and Ema Webbe's reputation is hard as nails. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Parliamentary Laramidia's national animal is the Afidatio bird, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The originals of the forest.

Parliamentary Laramidia is ranked 2,689^th in the world and 50^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 732.95 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.