The Most Serene Republic of Nobela is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, zero percent divorce rate, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 6.005 billion Nobelans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 31.3%.

The Nobelan economy, worth 276 trillion Tintas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Gambling, and Book Publishing. Average income is 46,061 Tintas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Pretending to be prejudiced is a good way to get out of jury duty, the government regularly reassures citizens that there are no monsters under their beds, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and Nobela has designated Nobela City as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nobela's national animal is the Agila.

Nobela is ranked 208,720^th in the world and 1^st in Headfirst Hallucination for Largest Black Market, with 398 billion Standard Monetary Units.