The Democratic Capitalist Empire of Nuvo is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Emperor Adi III with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.049 billion Nuvoans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Basend. The average income tax rate is 57.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nuvoan economy, worth 154 trillion Emeralds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 146,952 Emeralds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Copies of the constitution are used as toilet paper, the consent form for routine blood pressure measurement has been nominated for the 'Novel Of The Year' award, Emperor Adi III can often be seen hanging around playgrounds chatting with the kids, and racial and religious segregation has become rife as the various groups are loath to mingle. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nuvo's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Hinduism.

Nuvo is ranked 18,177^th in the world and 24^th in The Order of the Grey Wardens for Highest Poor Incomes, with 96,506.38 Standard Monetary Units.