The Ultimate Burning Palace of PARAG0N is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 927 million Paragonians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 14.0%.

The powerhouse Paragonese economy, worth 80.8 trillion Paragons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 87,143 Paragons, with the richest citizens earning 7.7 times as much as the poorest.

The government is a clear-cut case of tyranny by majority, it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma, agriculture is heavily subsidized by the government, and the air force's greatness is based on how many enemies are made during procurement. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. PARAG0N's national animal is the Phoenix, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

PARAG0N is ranked 299,479^th in the world and 54^th in Fuzan Farming Corporation for Most Cultured, scoring 46 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.