The New Cruor Federation of NowInTheDarkness is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Avakael with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, prohibition of alcohol, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed population of 25.697 billion Tonightans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Clementine. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 34.4%.

The very strong Tonightan economy, worth a remarkable 1,893 trillion Halicarnassuses a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 73,700 Halicarnassuses, with the richest citizens earning 5.7 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens volunteer for tax audits to avoid the 80-page Practical Assessment Survey Tool On Religions, Avakael's media campaigns take a hiatus around exam week, the military struggles with recruitment, and hostage-takers offer loyalty scheme points for prompt payment. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NowInTheDarkness's national animal is the White Phoenix, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Cruor.

NowInTheDarkness is ranked 202,890^th in the world and 313^th in Ordo Imperialia for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 49.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.