The Dominion of Pariaga is a tiny, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, suspicion of poets, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 8 million Pariagans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 20.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Pariagan economy, worth 409 billion Narrainas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 51,239 Narrainas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

What goes down must come up, chewing tree bark proves to have limited value during childbirth, the nation grinds to a halt for afternoon tea, and residents are readily ratting out rats in restaurants. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pariaga's national animal is the Polar Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Pariaga is ranked 276,607^th in the world and 16^th in Mazedornia for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -23.02 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.