The Kingdom of New Byzantinium is a large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its daily referendums, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 76 million New Byzantiniumians 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, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 68.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient New Byzantiniumian economy, worth 3.04 trillion soliduses a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,020 soliduses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Crocodile roadkill is smeared across the asphalt of the new Formula One track, police officers often head to work wearing onesies and fluffy pink bunny-slippers, the request to "give us our daily bread" can only be fulfilled six days out of seven, and new government leaflets tell coeliac children to eat more crisps. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Byzantinium's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

New Byzantinium is ranked 33,008^th in the world and 12^th in Byzantion for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 862.6 on the Clooney Contribution Index.