The Wastelands of Nothreen is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Godfather with a fair hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, complete lack of prisons, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 14.335 billion Nothreenians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, with Industry also on the agenda, while Law & Order and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Efyuberg. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Nothreeny economy, worth a remarkable 7,271 trillion goldeens a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is a breathtaking 507,220 goldeens, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 4,730,781 per year while the poor average 4,818, a ratio of 981 to 1.

Piracy is the nation's most popular pastime, the sidewalk is used as an overtaking lane by city drivers, the government funds private schools for intellectually gifted children, and the jackhammer is considered a tool of artistic criticism. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Nothreen's national animal is the Cockroach, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Knockism.

Nothreen is ranked 291,892^nd in the world and 5,440^th in the South Pacific for Safest, scoring 0.83 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.