The Neutral Republic of New Genoa is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Your Neutralness with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, complete lack of prisons, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 40.581 billion New Genoans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The minute, liberal, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Genoa. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient New Genoese economy, worth a remarkable 6,488 trillion neutral dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Gambling, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 159,878 neutral dollars, with the richest citizens earning 9.6 times as much as the poorest.

The airship business has been driven out of the country by strict regulations and high fines, the nation is now proudly cholera-free, foreign 'investors' have been taking a great interest in the new secret shuttle, and prenuptial contracts have replaced diamond rings in marriage proposals. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. New Genoa's national animal is the greyhound, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

New Genoa is ranked 292,991^st in the world and 11,178^th in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 4.64 law-abiding acts per hour.