The Dominion of Nederhagen is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, avant-garde cinema, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.254 billion Nederhagenians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 39.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Nederhagenian economy, worth 614 trillion Yen a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 117,045 Yen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Several inches are being added to first class seating, insanely good theatre productions face government censorship, employees who skip lunch to avoid sub-par cafeteria food risk getting fired, and fruit market traders let their stock spoil rather than reduce their prices at the day's end. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nederhagen's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Nederhagen is ranked 61,726^th in the world and 3,508^th in Balder for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 3,203.99 on the Gilded Widget Scale.