The Republic of Nova Grimesia is a small, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The cynical population of 20 million Nova Grimesians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 72.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Nova Grimesian economy, worth 131 billion florins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Pizza Delivery, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 6,596 florins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nova Grimesia's national animal is the kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Nova Grimesia is ranked 282,980^th in the world and 1,991^st in the Rejected Realms for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 321.35 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.