The Colony of New Moriona is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its closed borders, compulsory military service, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.908 billion New Morionans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Industry, although Defense, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality and Law & Order aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eshialand City. The average income tax rate is 5.3%.

The all-consuming New Morionan economy, worth 370 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Retail, Gambling, and Information Technology. Average income is 94,825 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

The new one dollar coin also makes a handy throwing-star, enemy navies sail within bombardment range of major coastal cities with impunity, the government response to disaster victims starving for bread is "let them eat stale cake", and the nation's drinking water tends to glow green at night. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. New Moriona's national animal is the owl, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

New Moriona is ranked 70,527^th in the world and 367^th in Artificial Solar System for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 108.69 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.