The Most Serene Republic of Nlo-Cnil is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Palatine Samuel Henry with an iron fist, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, triple-decker prams, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 17.812 billion Nlo-Cnilians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Palrion. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 88.3%.

The all-consuming Nlo-Cnilian economy, worth a remarkable 1,631 trillion Lins a year, is highly specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is 91,611 Lins, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.

The latest electric jet fighter has almost enough battery charge to reach cruising altitude -- provided you don't use the radar, jaywalking will put an end to a family tree, the book "Zen and the Art of Dog Maintenance" is inexplicably a worldwide success, and women who walk into the ladies' changing room are accused of being Peeping Toms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nlo-Cnil's national animal is the owl, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Violetism.

Nlo-Cnil is ranked 43,297^th in the world and 1^st in Freehold of the Wolves for Safest, scoring 104.68 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.