The People's Republic of Nerias is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 328 million Neriasians 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. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Athens. The average income tax rate is 68.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Neriasian economy, worth 8.79 trillion Dollars 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 dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Tourism. Average income is 26,800 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Hidden bedroom-cams are installed to catch mothers doing their kids' homework, high school boys are required to pass vigorous self-mastery and sensitivity training to graduate, Nerias has designated New Athens as its capital city, and babies are a small but significant export. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nerias's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Nerias is ranked 109,511^th in the world and 977^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 1,802.43 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.