The Colony of Tera Noachia Nova is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Administrator with an even hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, sprawling nuclear power plants, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.5 billion Martians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mariner City. The average income tax rate is 66.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Martian economy, worth 95.3 trillion Quatastras a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 63,531 Quatastras, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is a clear-cut case of tyranny by majority, rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century, prices for nearly everything reach all-time highs as business tax breaks are discontinued, and jaw strain is an increasingly common ailment. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tera Noachia Nova's national animal is the Woolly mouse, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Tera Noachia Nova is ranked 53,910^th in the world and 1^st in The Inner Orion Spur for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 172.23 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.