The Democratic Republic of Nova Atlanti is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, suspicion of poets, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 159 million Nova Atlantians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded, outspoken morass — juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 74.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Nova Atlantian economy, worth 3.09 trillion Currents a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 19,451 Currents, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Neon signs promoting safe driving often distract drivers, glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town, government officials sit helplessly as they are labelled 'Pompous Womples' by celebrities, and one tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nova Atlanti's national animal is the Great White Shark, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Nova Atlanti is ranked 192,012^th in the world and 542^nd in The Communist Bloc for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring zero on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.