The Empire of Nova Valmiera is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by King Ealstan XXIII with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 5.424 billion Nova Valmierans 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Priekule. The average income tax rate is 79.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Nova Valmieran economy, worth 508 trillion crowns a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 93,772 crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Elite teams of assassins have been sent into Brasilistan, 'Coloniser-in-Chief' has become King Ealstan XXIII's new moniker, homeowners are evicted to make way for new runways, and Brasilistanis face layers of paperwork in a different language just to visit a doctor. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nova Valmiera's national animal is the moose, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Imperial Truth.

Nova Valmiera is ranked 206,122^nd in the world and 7,795^th in Balder for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -3.46 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.