The Republic of Novus Nala is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, suspicion of poets, and complete absence of social welfare. The democratic population of 375 million Novus Salamdeulians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eosin Laeyeon. The average income tax rate is 12.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Novus Salamdeulian economy, worth 13.7 trillion elegante namus a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 36,580 elegante namus, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Counter-Terrorism Unit has been nicknamed "Big Bad Wolf" for its tendency towards urban demolition, evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right, aeroplane cockpits no longer have altimeters or airspeed indicators, and the government has adopted a more thrifty attitude to administrating the country's needs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Novus Nala's national animal is the mujigae elit avem, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Novus Nala is ranked 156,026^th in the world and 3,589^th in The North Pacific for Largest Black Market, with 113 billion Standard Monetary Units.