The Free Land of Opportunity Nox is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 2.156 billion Cats are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Spirituality, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 21.5%.

The Cattish economy, worth 103 trillion mice a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is 48,224 mice, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and members of the government all have oddly similar anecdotes about their childhoods. Crime is almost non-existent. Opportunity Nox's national animal is the cat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Opportunity Nox is ranked 216,736^th in the world and 1^st in Nox for Most Patriotic, with 4.95 flags saluted per person per day.