The People's Democratic Republic of Nilave is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Antônio Marinho with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and national health service. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 3.845 billion Nilaveans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Porto Delfim. The average income tax rate is 97.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Nilavean economy, worth 673 trillion pesos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 174,990 pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children spend all morning taking out a comma and all afternoon putting it back in again, the consent form for routine blood pressure measurement has been nominated for the 'Novel Of The Year' award, nobody knows why the caged dolphin sings, and veteran cops reminisce over their heavy armor days. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nilave's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Nilave is ranked 5,746^th in the world and 111^th in The Communist Bloc for Smartest Citizens, with 121.74 quips per hour.