The Timbered Parliament of Psiloscops is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by an Owl with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 3.216 billion Psiloscops are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kournia. The average income tax rate is 95.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Psiloscopsian economy, worth 396 trillion Barrings a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 123,256 Barrings, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government funds large training centres to turn Flammulated Owls into functioning members of society, An Owl is spearheading a new fashion trend of wearing swimming goggles and medieval armour, counselors have to sign pledges supporting gay rights before they can speak to any patients, and excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Psiloscops's national animal is the Flammulated Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Psiloscops is ranked 325,901^st in the world and 862^nd in Europe for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -17.37 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.