The Rogue Nation of NikosParadise is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Niko The First And Only with an iron fist, and notable for its pith helmet sales, vat-grown people, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 14.487 billion NikosParasites are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The VatoNikoCan. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Niko's Parasite economy, worth a remarkable 5,126 trillion Nikoes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an amazing 353,881 Nikoes, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,481,618 per year while the poor average 17,253, a ratio of 143 to 1.

There's no weight to modern politics, infantry are nicknamed "mushrooms" because they get fed crap and are left in the dark, industry tycoons rarely hide their misdeeds due to the government's habit of bailing them out, and schoolchildren are arrested for possessing sidewalk chalk without a permit. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. NikosParadise's national animal is the drunken spider monkey, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Nikostianity.

NikosParadise is ranked 577^th in the world and 16^th in Lazarus for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 320,262.38 Standard Monetary Units.