The Queendom of Night parrots is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Queen Anelyn Solstice Habroptila with an even hand, and renowned for its smutty television, daily referendums, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.845 billion parrotians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Strigops. The average income tax rate is 78.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming parrotian economy, worth 361 trillion rimus 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 Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 74,631 rimus, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Board shorts have replaced board rooms, politicians cheer the nation's surging death rate, nobody looks each other in the eye at neighborhood block parties any more, and the Forestry Department has decided you really can't fight fire with fire. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Night parrots's national animal is the Kakapo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Night parrots is ranked 12,058^th in the world and 40^th in The Union of Democratic States for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,417.02 pounds of wildlife per square mile.