The Federal Republic of Ilha Nova do Sul is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Presidente Moisés Nascimento with a fair hand, and notable for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.169 billion Sulilenseses have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ilhas Unidas. The average income tax rate is 58.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Ilha Nova do Sulian economy, worth 113 trillion Reais a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 97,370 Reais, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The judicial branch is strongly influenced by major corporations, the meaning of life was recently discovered in the patch notes for Version 1.42, blue sky thinkers are reminded that the firmament is actually more of a grey-ish colour, and criminals lock themselves in their mums' basements to avoid prison. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ilha Nova do Sul's national animal is the Arara-azul, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ilha Nova do Sul is ranked 32,217^th in the world and 111^th in Concord for Safest, scoring 108.12 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.