The Federal Kingdom of Nardin is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by King Stanislav III Krajik with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, zero percent divorce rate, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 16.734 billion Nardiniks 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Krajik. The average income tax rate is 83.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nardinik economy, worth a remarkable 1,567 trillion Nardinik thalers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 93,685 Nardinik thalers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tourists are duped into trimming hedges for the horsy-set, the combined alert sound of a nation simultaneously receiving a text message is a common cause of hearing damage, grade school teachers mark homework with red "CITATION NEEDED" stamps, and citizens have to dodge their neighbors' drones while getting the morning paper. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nardin's national animal is the Skijic Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Nardinik Orthodoxy.

Nardin is ranked 28,615^th in the world and 405^th in Europe for Largest Information Technology Sector, scoring 11,249.51 on the Fann-Boi Productivity Index.