The Republic of Niccos is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-working population of 4.139 billion Niccosians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 30.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Niccosian economy, worth 151 trillion pounds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 36,550 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, and some are born loving old plays and some have old plays thrust upon them. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Niccos's national animal is the cobra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Niccos is ranked 173,756^th in the world and 3^rd in Ethosans for Lowest Crime Rates, with 58.98 law-abiding acts per hour.