The Federal Kingdom of Nierlandia is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by President Reyhan with an iron fist, and remarkable for its teetotalling pirates, barren, inhospitable landscape, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.904 billion Nierlandians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Education, Administration, and Law & Order are also considered important, while International Aid and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Illesa. The average income tax rate is 91.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nierlandian economy, worth 979 trillion Nierlandian Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 250,981 Nierlandian Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

When shaking hands with foreign leaders President Reyhan wears an armoured gauntlet, modern warfare's call of duty isn't popular with gamers these days, graverobbers claim they're acting within the interest of 'scientific preservation', and police drones follow every suspected Peeping Tom. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nierlandia's national animal is the Phoenix, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Nierlandia is ranked 279,263^rd in the world and 278^th in Commonwealth of Liberty for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 30.63 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.