The Matriarchy of New Seathew is a small, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, national health service, and suspicion of poets. The democratic population of 45 million New Seathewians 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 Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 34.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The New Seathewian economy, worth 1.70 trillion Coppers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 37,691 Coppers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Contestants on New Seathew's Got Talent are screened by the government to make sure that they actually have talent, dog owners proudly declare that their pups can predict when the mailman will arrive, Tom and Jerry cartoons have cat and mouse resolving their problems with reasoned discussion, and referenda can be called for any law at the request of at least one third of the voting population. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Seathew's national animal is the bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

New Seathew is ranked 61,754^th in the world and 94^th in Astoria for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 500.91 on the Clooney Contribution Index.