The Kaiserdom of Nicor is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Kaiser Mannfor with an iron fist, and remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, free-roaming dinosaurs, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 11.407 billion Nicorians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Defense, Environment, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Endymion. The average income tax rate is 96.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Nicorian economy, worth a remarkable 1,752 trillion shillings a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 153,629 shillings, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

The tax agency is feared more than serial killers and terrorists, the latest national park is visited by more sharks than people, loudmouthed journalists are given the chop, and the government-run newspapers insist that everything is fine. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nicor's national animal is the shark, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Nicor is ranked 236,464^th in the world and 4^th in Ravencrest for Safest, scoring 17.11 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.