The What Make a Man Turn Neutral of The Neutral Planet is a massive, genial nation, ruled by The Neutral President with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, national health service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 2.076 billion Neutrals 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Neutropolis. The average income tax rate is 27.4%.

The strong Neutral economy, worth 97.0 trillion lust for golds a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Average income is 46,739 lust for golds, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Bustling back-alley clinics treat everything from sports injuries to angina, drug distribution is tightly controlled by the government, people often feel unbalanced by their daily commute, and a ban on robots in disguise has transformed the entertainment industry. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Neutral Planet's national animal is the power, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Born With a Heart Full of Neutrality.

The Neutral Planet is ranked 162,245^th in the world and 1,768^th in Artificial Solar System for Most Patriotic, with 7.85 flags saluted per person per day.