The Soviet Republic of Noachia is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Chairman Starfish with an even hand, and remarkable for its digital currency, ban on automobiles, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate population of 1.207 billion Noachians 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, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Engelsstadt. The average income tax rate is 95.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Noachian economy, worth 170 trillion Noachian Digis 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 140,930 Noachian Digis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is spending millions on 'trust campaigns' in an effort to win back the public's support, the sound of office water cooler chatter has been replaced by the whirring of computer cooling fans, whipping posts and lashes have been transferred to the Historical Museum of Noachian Embarrassments, and the Noachian Babysitters Club has proven to be a huge relief to stressed-out parents across the nation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Noachia's national animal is the crow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Marxism-Leninism.

Noachia is ranked 9,200^th in the world and 241^st in The Communist Bloc for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,672.58 pounds of wildlife per square mile.