The Democratic People's Republic of Nikostan is a titanic, genial nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, rampant corporate plagiarism, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful population of 11.129 billion Nikostanians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Konia. The average income tax rate is 94.3%.

The thriving Nikostanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,236 trillion Krugrogs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism. Average income is an impressive 111,078 Krugrogs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There is a dearth of space for new houses, children's daycare starts at the crack of dawn, the green glow is a sign of clean energy, and euthanasia is legal. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nikostan's national animal is the Yak, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Nikostan is ranked 4,147^th in the world and 197^th in Lazarus for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 88.04 on the Kitten Softness Rating.