The People's Democratic Republic of Nilave is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Antônio Marinho with a fair hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 3.794 billion Nilaveans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Porto Delfim. The average income tax rate is 97.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Nilavean economy, worth 659 trillion pesos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 173,717 pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Political satirists and late night comedians weep as the government begins cleaning up its act, community-designed sword prostheses are becoming dangerously common, road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, and court verdicts are predictable to within a hundredth of a percentage point. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nilave's national animal is the dolphin, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Nilave is ranked 17,140^th in the world and 107^th in The Communist Bloc for Highest Average Incomes, with 173,717.24 Standard Monetary Units.