The Kingdom of Greater Niagara is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by HM King Matthew III with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, compulsory military service, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 7.804 billion Niagarans 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Victoria. The average income tax rate is 72.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Niagaran economy, worth a remarkable 1,086 trillion Niagaran Pound Sterlings a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 139,163 Niagaran Pound Sterlings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government is continually probing the galaxy in search of alien life, it is said that a Niagaran woman's work is never done, travelers are subject to extensive searches if beet stains are visible on their clothing, and restaurants are required to specify whether their toilet paper was made in Greater Niagara. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Greater Niagara's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is The Christian Church of Niagara.

Greater Niagara is ranked 12,085^th in the world and 1^st in Manala for Lowest Crime Rates, with 97.68 law-abiding acts per hour.