The Allied States of Nelovia is a massive, safe nation, ruled by President Jean-Paul with an even hand, and renowned for its fear of technology, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 4.098 billion Nelovians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Nelvo. The average income tax rate is 92.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nelovian economy, worth 387 trillion Nelos a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 94,670 Nelos, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Royal processions are often mistaken for pride parades, calisthenics is a well-known tax-dodging technique, dreams of entering the Super League have been relegated to the history books, and out-of-work actors say they can't complain. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nelovia's national animal is the Cata, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Nelovia is ranked 9,787^th in the world and 172^nd in the West Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,609.51 pounds of wildlife per square mile.