The Syndicate of Nicrantsio is a massive, safe nation, ruled by L'khitram with an iron fist, and renowned for its digital currency, public floggings, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 2.619 billion Nicrantsians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Great Mountain. The average income tax rate is 93.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Nicrantsian economy, worth 383 trillion Silvers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 146,542 Silvers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's most "productive" diamond mine hasn't been operational for seven months, old folks reminisce about the last time someone was acquitted of a crime, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, and Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nicrantsio's national animal is the Araneae, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Weaver's Guidance.

Nicrantsio is ranked 103,753^rd in the world and 11^th in Federation of Bread for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 207.62 on the Clooney Contribution Index.