The United Socialist States of Nova-Tero is a large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 117 million Nova-Teroans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 81.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Nova-Teroan economy, worth 4.49 trillion Dinaroes 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 Cheese Exports. Average income is 38,390 Dinaroes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation locks people up and tells them they're mad for compassion's sake, reflex hammers and sickle cell research are uniform comrades, gambling is outlawed, and most of the nation's wealthy aristocrats are dentists. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nova-Tero's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Nova-Tero is ranked 35,305^th in the world and 341^st in The Communist Bloc for Smartest Citizens, with 52.09 quips per hour.