The United Socialist States of Nam-Io is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Ong Boon Hua with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, daily referendums, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, democratic population of 915 million Nam-Ioans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sik-lak. The average income tax rate is 91.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nam-Ioan economy, worth 132 trillion Labor Stamps a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 144,600 Labor Stamps, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mosh pits are a common phenomenon in Ong Boon Hua's political rallies, Sik-lak spends billions upgrading public transport, ride-sharing often involves some passengers sitting on the roof rack, and the Museum of Blackacrean War Crimes is located on "Blackacre Did Nothing Wrong Avenue". Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nam-Io's national animal is the Prole, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Nam-Io is ranked 5,187^th in the world and 166^th in The Communist Bloc for Nicest Citizens, with 45.36 average smiles per day.