The Republic of NewValley is a tiny, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 16 million NewValleyians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 28.8%.

The NewValleyian economy, worth 618 billion Flowers a year, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is 38,665 Flowers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Surrogate mothers are encouraged to refer to their wombs as 'rental space', social media sites go into shutdown for days at a time to censor user content, the weather report is the prisoners' favourite programme, and Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force. NewValley's national animal is the Bee, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

NewValley is ranked 5,624^th in the world and 5^th in Karma for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 6,452.01 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.