The Empire of Cry Nerow is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its compulsory military service, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 624 million Cry Nerowians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Administration, and Healthcare are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nerowtopia. The average income tax rate is 57.7%.

The powerhouse Cry Nerowian economy, worth 56.2 trillion Dollars 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 Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Tourism. 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 90,100 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Families burn Leader's latest official photograph to keep warm, voting is voluntary, it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma, and maps of the enemy's positions are often covered in blood. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cry Nerow's national animal is the Buffalo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cry Nerow is ranked 53,319^th in the world and 1,296^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 4,448.03 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.