The City of Niort is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 13.484 billion Niortaises enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Niort. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.9%.

The very strong Niortais economy, worth 835 trillion francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 61,952 francs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 206,198 per year while the poor average 13,869, a ratio of 14.9 to 1.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, Niort has designated Niort as its capital city, Leader has just been declared ruler of Niort in an international press conference, and a major religion has been named as Niort's national religion. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Niort's national animal is the goat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Niort is ranked 93,411^th in the world and 9^th in Cities for Most Cultured, scoring 67 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.