The Most Absolute Czardom of Nikolaias is a massive, safe nation, ruled by HM Czar Benjamin Romanov with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, zero percent divorce rate, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 4.866 billion Nikolaiasans 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 large government prioritizes Administration, although Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Public Transport isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Alexis Barlojamovich. The average income tax rate is 66.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Nikolaiasan economy, worth 398 trillion Quinnels a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 81,872 Quinnels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation grinds to a halt for afternoon tea, in the Beginning was the Word and the Word was "Pragmatism", academics have a bone to pick with free market entrepreneurs, and the Cyber-Dog is a protected species. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nikolaias's national animal is the Cyber-Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Nikolaias is ranked 41,995^th in the world and 24^th in Avaldonia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 76.88 law-abiding acts per hour.