The Queendom of Nova Ketsu is a huge, genial nation, notable for its frequent executions, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical population of 522 million Novakians 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 large, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nobaseuta. The average income tax rate is 55.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Novakian economy, worth 29.0 trillion Omanis a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 55,577 Omanis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All weapon research has been banned, young girls aren't having a ball but they are enjoying themselves, former public radio talk pundits are being deployed to front line war zones, and the Ministry of Health has reported a sharp increase in the incidence of delayed menopause. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nova Ketsu's national animal is the red panda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Nova Ketsu is ranked 210,797^th in the world and 1^st in New Accenso for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -3 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.