The Democratic Republic of Paratinas is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its national health service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.546 billion Paratinasians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 34.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Paratinasian economy, worth 93.0 trillion Plinks a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,541 Plinks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sleeping on the job is recommended, the weather is the nation's most risqué topic of conversation, sharing vacation pictures requires written consent from the entire beach resort, and the most penniless demographics have by far the highest number of researchers per capita. Crime is totally unknown. Paratinas's national animal is the Gryphon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Paratinas is ranked 41,452^nd in the world and 3^rd in Arborhaven for Least Corrupt Governments, with 93.95 percentage of bribes refused.