The Ascendancy of Novyros is a huge, genial nation, notable for its compulsory military service, national health service, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-working population of 683 million Novyrosians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Auremaris. The average income tax rate is 35.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Novyrosian economy, worth 76.6 trillion Veyrs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 112,156 Veyrs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Retirement homes are filled with foreign war criminals, cows stare longingly at the greener grass on the other side of the fence, former school buses now regularly shuttle kids to the nearest shopping centers to work, and an increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Novyros's national animal is the Manta Ray, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Novyros is ranked 27,984^th in the world and 85^th in Starlight for Most Developed, scoring 83.75 on the Human Development Index.