The Republic of Natsuki- is a huge, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, prohibition of alcohol, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 924 million Natsuki-ians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 62.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Natsuki-ian economy, worth 47.5 trillion francs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is 51,410 francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government regularly reassures citizens that there are no monsters under their beds, lovesick people are told 'it's not them, it's you', murder rates are on the rise as the popularity of soylent products grows, and troop transports blacken the sky as the military commences Operation Desert Ocean. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Natsuki-'s national animal is the kangaroo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Natsuki- is ranked 54,431^st in the world and 2^nd in DDLC for Most Cultured, scoring 72 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.