The Empire of Novavida is a small, genial nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 40 million Novavidans 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 tiny government prioritizes Welfare, with Education, Healthcare, and Defense also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. The average income tax rate is 7.4%.

The Novavidan economy, worth 2.61 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 65,285 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public, organ donation is compulsory, fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime is well under control. Novavida's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Novavida is ranked 232,651^st in the world and 2,441^st in the West Pacific for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.94 kickbacks per hour.