The Armed Republic States of New Selkirk is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Robby California with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cheerful population of 3.061 billion Dreddeds are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dreadd City. The average income tax rate is 88.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient New Selkirkian economy, worth 496 trillion Imperial Gold Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 162,117 Imperial Gold Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, revolutionaries only deal in CyanCatCoin, Robby California is quite hard to get a hold of, and it's often raining men (hallelujah) in Dreadd City. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Selkirk's national animal is the Juicer-Dreddz, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

New Selkirk is ranked 10,177^th in the world and 317^th in The North Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 63.41 flags saluted per person per day.