The Kingdom of Nikolia is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by King Aleksandar II with a fair hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, public floggings, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 29.621 billion Nikolians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Environment, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Carigrad. The average income tax rate is 87.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nikolian economy, worth a remarkable 2,291 trillion Krunas a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism. Average income is 77,374 Krunas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Loans are available for students from poor families, cheese has become the new icon of political dissent, murderers frequently escape punishment by claiming they were protecting their honour, and religious education is a new government priority. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nikolia's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Nikolian Catholic Church.

Nikolia is ranked 1,974^th in the world and 1^st in Astyria for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 12,318.31 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.