The Federale Democratic Republic of Nelgrada is a huge, genial nation, notable for its national health service, otherworldly petting zoo, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 559 million Nelgradans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Adarglen City. The average income tax rate is 25.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Nelgradan economy, worth 54.0 trillion Nelgrada Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 96,552 Nelgrada Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs, the amount welfare recipients spend on fertilizer has exploded, government negotiators never forget to say "pretty please" when begging for custody of its criminals, and government officials are held to the highest standard of morality. Crime is totally unknown. Nelgrada's national animal is the Nelgradan Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Nelgrada is ranked 288,392^nd in the world and 2,059^th in the South Pacific for Largest Black Market, with 44.0 billion Standard Monetary Units.