The Holy Empire of Nova Vittoria is a small, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 40 million Nova Vittorians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 38.8%.

The Nova Vittorian economy, worth 1.67 trillion Denaris a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 41,633 Denaris, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Vital intelligence-gathering activities are put on hold as agents return home for seduction training and advanced poker instruction, cheering flag-waving citizens don't like to think too hard about politics, diplomats shake hands with their right and hide a poison dagger in their left, and prank shows are so hot right now. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nova Vittoria's national animal is the Raven, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Nova Vittoria is ranked 53,135^th in the world and 1^st in Sacrum Axis Bloc for Most Primitive, scoring 52.35 on the Scary Big Number Scale.