The Empire of Nyser is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Aaron Ikenstine with an iron fist, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, sprawling nuclear power plants, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 7.748 billion Nyserens are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Agustagon. The average income tax rate is 69.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nyserian economy, worth a remarkable 1,117 trillion Dollers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 144,187 Dollers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Doctors are encouraged to 'pull the plug' any time the government has a budget crisis, the New Nyserian Thesaurus lists "love" and "oppress" as synonyms, you can be fired for dyeing grey hairs, and men who wear pink are seen as dangerously unmanly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nyser's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is christianity.

Nyser is ranked 227,663^rd in the world and 21^st in Paiative for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -4.34 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.