The Federal Republic of Lesser Nightston is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by 6th President Auguste Cordin with a fair hand, and notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, national health service, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.992 billion Nightstonians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Solsthaven. The average income tax rate is 72.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nightstonian economy, worth 553 trillion lenilars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 138,621 lenilars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Nightstonian novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about 6th President Auguste Cordin, dissing one's former country is a prerequisite to apply for Nightstonian citizenship, some achieve retirement and some have retirement thrust upon them, and there is one competing standard. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lesser Nightston's national animal is the robin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lesser Nightston is ranked 31,473^rd in the world and 332^nd in the West Pacific for Highest Average Incomes, with 138,621.81 Standard Monetary Units.