The Republic of Nalvanta is a titanic, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 13.643 billion Nalvantans enjoy great individual freedoms in everything except elections, which, where they exist at all, are populist shams for a dictatorship government that has no intention of ever giving up power.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Spirituality, with Defense and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Environment and International Aid receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.4%.

The very strong Nalvantan economy, worth 914 trillion lire a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Trout Farming, and Retail. Average income is 67,018 lire, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 210,494 per year while the poor average 16,337, a ratio of 12.9 to 1.

Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Nalvanta's national animal is the kiwi, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Nalvanta is ranked 6,041^st in the world and 1^st in Dispatchia for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 9,704.26 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.