The Holy Empire of Parlha is a small, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 36 million Parlhans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Spirituality, with Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 53.4%.

The Parlhan economy, worth 1.71 trillion shillings a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 47,583 shillings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Organ donation is compulsory, citizens must pay to enjoy Parlha's pristine beaches, genetic researchers have been expelled, and government theft from poor artists to give to rich allies has been dubbed the "reverse Robin Hood" policy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Parlha's national animal is the porcupine, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Parlha is ranked 2,225^th in the world and 10^th in Communitas for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 14,762.55 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.