The Federal Republic of Novalavia is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, smutty television, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, devout population of 256 million Novalavians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 43.2%.

The very strong Novalavian economy, worth 24.2 trillion Novalavian Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 94,496 Novalavian Credits, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

Adultery has been made a capital offence, funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals, there's nothing more rock-and-roll than absolute sobriety, and the nation is currently revamping its entire education system. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Novalavia's national animal is the Caracal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Novalavia is ranked 72,468^th in the world and 167^th in The Free Nations Region for Most Efficient Economies, scoring 78.52 on the Krugman-Greenspan Business Outlook Index.