The Theocracy of Paradisus Islands is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Grand Patriarch Reinhardt Cardenas II with an even hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, frequent executions, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 15.093 billion Para-Islanders are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Paradise City. The average income tax rate is 67.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Para-islander economy, worth a remarkable 2,134 trillion Cruzexes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 141,394 Cruzexes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Many former slaves are finding out there is such a thing as a free lunch, commemorative mugs remembering last year's Black Friday Crockery Riots are a best seller this year, former slave-owners hope there are no hard feelings when they apply for jobs from their erstwhile charges, and a burger chain recently changed its name to Mack Donaldz for legal reasons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Paradisus Islands's national animal is the White Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

Paradisus Islands is ranked 85,162^nd in the world and 16^th in Latinoamerica Libre for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 45,528.87 Standard Monetary Units.