The Federation of Novovaritsya is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Fyodorov with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, parental licensing program, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 2.472 billion Varitsyans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Roskov. The average income tax rate is 46.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Varitsyan economy, worth 174 trillion narodens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 70,775 narodens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The people are famous throughout the region for their perfect yellow teeth, the nation has always been at war with Bigtopia, visions of giant pink bears are a common side effect after Varitsyans eat their meals, and business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Novovaritsya's national animal is the bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Sem' Zvezd.

Novovaritsya is ranked 129,223^rd in the world and 2,316^th in the South Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 847.47 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.