The Federal Republic of Neuchateau is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Ulrich XIX Sigiboldide with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory vegetarianism, free-roaming dinosaurs, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.739 billion Neocastlians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hauterive. The average income tax rate is 96.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Neocastlian economy, worth 413 trillion Kreuzers 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 mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 151,121 Kreuzers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

School plays were recently banned due to concerns of child endangerment, the nation's democracy attracts huddled masses yearning to breathe free, urban parents tell their children that the family car went to a farm upstate, and access to the woods is only granted to those who bring a small shrubbery. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Neuchateau's national animal is the Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Neuchateau is ranked 235,481^st in the world and 1,216^th in Europe for Fattest Citizens, with 4.1 Obesity Rate.