The People's Republic of Novopangaea is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Lord Protector with an iron fist, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, ban on automobiles, and triple-decker prams. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 20.258 billion Novopangaeans 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, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of URBS MAGNA. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Novopangaean economy, worth a remarkable 5,241 trillion CUS a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 258,754 CUS, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Requests to "pass the salt" are supported by tank divisions, to 'cut off family ties' is no longer just a phrase, the national census includes an opt-in to join the government-run dating service, and foreign 'investors' have been taking a great interest in the new secret shuttle. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Novopangaea's national animal is the axolotl, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Novopangaea is ranked 291,308^th in the world and 1,340^th in The Communist Bloc for Nicest Citizens, with 0.17 average smiles per day.