The Peuple Libre of Nouvelle Maison is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Noé l'Ouvert with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, parental licensing program, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.324 billion Maisonians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Grandé Endroit. The average income tax rate is 92.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Nouvelle Maisonian economy, worth 234 trillion louses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 100,713 louses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Solving crossword puzzles requires fluency in at least five languages, a common response to government PSAs is "well, DUH, obviously", it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws, and excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nouvelle Maison's national animal is the Dahu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Liberté de Choix.

Nouvelle Maison is ranked 8,649^th in the world and 2^nd in The Region Of Gargery for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,742.92 Pounds Of Wildlife Per Square Mile.