The Watchful State of Nazten is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Vakosh with an iron fist, and remarkable for its closed borders, unlimited-speed roads, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 6.394 billion Naztenians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vazsen. The average income tax rate is 92.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Naztenian economy, worth a remarkable 1,382 trillion Voldens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 216,188 Voldens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Gun-wielding criminals always wear appropriate eye and ear protection, it takes months to get the proper permits for a child's first tricycle, after every storm there's an expensive government-funded rainbow, and crime suspects are forced to submit to blood testing. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nazten's national animal is the Sand Serpent, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Faith in us.

Nazten is ranked 10,293^rd in the world and 603^rd in Osiris for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 11,029.17 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.