The State of Nettleton Lake is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 23.379 billion Nettleton Lakeans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government is primarily concerned with Law & Order, with Industry also on the agenda, while Welfare and Defense receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.1%.

The strong Nettleton Lakean economy, worth 971 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Soda Sales, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 41,561 betales, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

Elections have been outlawed and the tenet of free speech is held dear. Crime is moderate. Nettleton Lake's national animal is the deer.

Nettleton Lake is ranked 97,905^th in the world and 2^nd in Vilnius for Most Primitive, scoring -12.25 on the Scary Big Number Scale.