The Estado of Noceda is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Governor Camila Robles with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space and punitive income tax rates. The democratic, devout population of 3.358 billion Nocedans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Luz. The average income tax rate is 59.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Nocedan economy, worth 96.2 trillion sols a year, is led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 28,639 sols, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Catholicism has been named as Noceda's national religion, ambulances aren't allowed to overtake hearses, scientific journals publish third-graders' school essays, and political candidates recite daily pledges of loyalty to their chosen party. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Noceda's national animal is the snake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Noceda is ranked 144,700^th in the world and 679^th in the Outback for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 76.4 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.