The United Socialist States of Nervegon is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 113 million Nervegonians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 71.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Nervegonian economy, worth 2.61 trillion Unis 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 mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 23,095 Unis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits, Bigtopian relations have become a minefield, children are disappointed to learn that cavemen never had a yabba-dabba-doo time riding dinosaurs to work, and most people suffer from some form of hearing loss. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nervegon's national animal is the Red Rose Bird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Nervegon is ranked 109,854^th in the world and 1,248^th in the West Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 1,797.2 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.