The Secularist Republic of Parharia is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Parhar with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, anti-smoking policies, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.154 billion Parharians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Parharia City. The average income tax rate is 85.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Parharian economy, worth 300 trillion Parharian Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 139,653 Parharian Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Many friends and relatives of Parhar have been given ambassador jobs in tropical island nations, a traveller who once stubbed a toe on an Air Brancaland flight has been offered asylum, halberds are common 18th birthday presents, and the official Parharian Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Parharia's national animal is the White Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Parharia is ranked 9,892^nd in the world and 176^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 409.83 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.