The United States of Nabradia is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed population of 344 million Nabradians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elysion. The average income tax rate is 51.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Nabradian economy, worth 35.6 trillion Nabradia Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 103,480 Nabradia Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government keeps its thumb on the scales of justice, betting pennies on games of Go Fish is considered deviant, the installation of street lights across remote goat tracks has left citizens bemused, and men are finding 'she spots' more easily but they can't use them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nabradia's national animal is the Hippocamp, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Nabradia is ranked 187,936^th in the world and 850^th in Europeia for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.