The Commonwealth of Nova-Lox is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Prime Minister Chiara Levi-Montalcini with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 22.215 billion Nova-Loxers hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government prioritizes Education, although Healthcare, Welfare, and Environment are also considered important, while Spirituality and Defense are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New London. The average income tax rate is 46.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Novan economy, worth a remarkable 1,913 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 86,154 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children crying over dropped ice creams are offered high doses of experimental antidepressants, anti-government political posters adorn every building like wallpaper, birth rates have hit an all-time low, and the study of medicine is popular throughout Nova-Lox. Crime is totally unknown. Nova-Lox's national animal is the salmon, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Nova-Lox is ranked 17,700^th in the world and 48^th in New York for Most Valuable International Artwork, with zero Bank.