The United Socialist States of Nova-Tero is a small, genial nation, renowned for its daily referendums, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 32 million Nova-Teroans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 76.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The fragile Nova-Teroan economy, worth 808 billion Dinaroes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 25,250 Dinaroes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Both criminals and civilians are DOA, citizens are yearning to leave Nova-Tero for the countries it sends aid to, the wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned, and students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nova-Tero's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Nova-Tero is ranked 25,310^th in the world and 366^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 52.84 on the Kitten Softness Rating.