The Republic of Neuris is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, public floggings, and compulsory military service. The hard-working, devout population of 543 million Neurisians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Spirituality, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 10.6%.

The Neurisian economy, worth 34.4 trillion Neurs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 63,329 Neurs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

The running costs of homeless shelters are so high that it would be cheaper to buy houses for the homeless, document forgery is a critical skill for would-be politicians, tourists call Neurisian beach towns "the fine coastline", and Neuris has designated Neuris City as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Neuris's national animal is the fox.

Neuris is ranked 77,382^nd in the world and 3,467^th in Lazarus for Safest, scoring 91.27 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.