The Ripple of Nidon is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Maung Khin Ogawa with an even hand, and remarkable for its teetotalling pirates, public floggings, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 4.6 billion Hirani 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nonkina. The average income tax rate is 69.1%.

The powerhouse Hirani economy, worth 388 trillion okanes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 84,563 okanes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Prolonged government investigations are a common revenge tactic among spurned significant others, under doctor's orders Maung Khin Ogawa is going on a diet and abolishing capital punishment, literally voiceless people are unable to protest when food and water are denied to them, and even the nation's brussel sprouts are delicious and nutritious. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Nidon's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Nidon is ranked 216,276^th in the world and 8,370^th in the South Pacific for Highest Drug Use, scoring 26.8 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.