The Republic of Paraselene is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, vat-grown people, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 521 million Paraseleneans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jackal Grove. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 18.1%.

The all-consuming Paraselenean economy, worth 52.2 trillion omegas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 100,228 omegas, with the richest citizens earning 7.3 times as much as the poorest.

Candidates make campaign speeches at the funerals of former rivals, citizens who plan overseas vacations are barred from running for political office, citizens try to pass off bottlecaps they found in their backyards as historical artifacts, and making up random numbers to name new asteroids is the bulk of astronomers' work. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Paraselene's national animal is the Jackal.

Paraselene is ranked 209,316^th in the world and 72^nd in Estalcia for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 205.27 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.