The Democratic States of Natural Sciences is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, hatred of cheese, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 11.176 billion Natural Sciencesians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal, outspoken morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Natural Sciences City. The average income tax rate is 89.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Natural Sciencesian economy, worth 936 trillion terras a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is 83,831 terras, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Foreigners must sell an arm and a leg to afford surgery in Natural Sciences, no one born in Natural Sciences can fix a leaky faucet, a shipwreck is everyone's fault but the captain's, and 'To Regulate And Beyond' is the unofficial motto of the Natural Sciencesian Space Agency. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Natural Sciences's national animal is the orca, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Natural Sciences is ranked 55,715^th in the world and 3,322^nd in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 72.71 law-abiding acts per hour.