The Viceroyalty of Nova Bavaria is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 757 million Nova Bavarians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of kaiserstadt. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The thriving Nova Bavarian economy, worth 52.1 trillion doubloons a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Soda Sales, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 68,874 doubloons, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 212,949 per year while the poor average 17,175, a ratio of 12.4 to 1.

The examiners who examine examiners are being examined by examiners, nature magazines featuring stick insects on their covers are sometimes mistaken for fashion magazines, sick Nova Bavarians are hair today and gone tomorrow, and citizens finish cleaning up after the annual National Treasure Hunt just in time for the next one. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Nova Bavaria's national animal is the albatross, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Nova Bavaria is ranked 208,763^rd in the world and 94^th in The Pacifica for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4.27 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.