The Federation of Nolandrua is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Certus Callidus with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The cynical population of 1.075 billion Nolandruans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Keskne City. The average income tax rate is 81.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Nolandruan economy, worth 87.9 trillion Ruas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 81,809 Ruas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It turns out that you actually can put a price on intangible cultural heritage, it is said that the captain goes down with the ship but ecological protection goes up, arguments about toilet seats being left up or down get surprisingly heated, and the 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nolandrua's national animal is the Blackbird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Nolandrua is ranked 288,042^nd in the world and 4^th in Verdania for Largest Black Market, with 45.0 billion Standard Monetary Units.