The Empire of Niethon is a small, orderly nation, notable for its frequent executions, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 20 million Niethonian are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 76.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Niethonian economy, worth 285 billion baht 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 Furniture Restoration industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Book Publishing. Average income is 14,239 baht, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway, internet moderators work overtime to remove memes comparing Leader to cartoon bears, posters remind people that 'Hoarding Mushrooms Is Theft', and the studies of art and philosophy are banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Niethon's national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Niethon is ranked 253,466^th in the world and 3^rd in North Africa for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -3.1 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.