The Republic of Parlaa is a huge, pleasant nation, notable for its burgeoning cow population. The quiet, industrious population of 498 million Parlaans 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, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 15.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Parlaan economy, worth 23.1 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 46,382 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

It ain't easy to be green enough to be imported into Parlaa, government reports are now used to teach toddlers to read, and the internet has been placed under government control. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Parlaa's national animal is the cow, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Parlaa is ranked 184,717^th in the world and 1^st in Nelumbo for Most Conservative, scoring 50.33 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.