The Volcanic Islands of Nistriabar is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by The Prime Alderman with a fair hand, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 10.368 billion Nistrians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mako. The average income tax rate is 97.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Nistriabarian economy, worth a remarkable 2,444 trillion Nistis a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 235,810 Nistis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams, the state believes that nature-oriented summer camps will somehow solve youth crime, roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, and almost all products in Nistriabar are hand-crafted due to strict employment laws. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nistriabar's national animal is the White Shark, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is State Atheism.

Nistriabar is ranked 203,554^th in the world and 3,844^th in The North Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 425.72 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.