The Free Land of New Hoboken is a large, safe nation, renowned for its parental licensing program, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 56 million New Hobokenians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 24.0%.

The New Hobokenian economy, worth 2.52 trillion Platinums a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 44,959 Platinums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

What happens in court stays in court, giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls, Rupert Bear is considered to be the most risqué TV programme in New Hoboken, and old folks reminisce about the last time someone was acquitted of a crime. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Hoboken's national animal is the Crow.

New Hoboken is ranked 123,661^st in the world and 183^rd in Astoria for Lowest Crime Rates, with 63.35 law-abiding acts per hour.