The People's Republic of Parisimo is a mid-sized, orderly nation, notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 81 million Parisimoans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 77.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Parisimoan economy, worth 3.56 trillion Paras 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, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 43,895 Paras, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The 'no-coal' transition is being paid for in slashed student support funds, the examiners who examine examiners are being examined by examiners, internet moderator is one of the most popular jobs among the nation's more socially awkward citizens, and crime suspects are forced to submit to blood testing. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Parisimo's national animal is the Oriente Warbler, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Parisimo is ranked 72,381^st in the world and 876^th in The East Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 41,524.03 Standard Monetary Units.