The Federal Kingdom of Nardin is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by King Stanislav III Krajik with an even hand, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, national health service, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, devout population of 15.095 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 Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Krajik. The average income tax rate is 79.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nardinik economy, worth a remarkable 1,428 trillion Nardinik thalers a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 94,650 Nardinik thalers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Whipping posts and lashes have been transferred to the Historical Museum of Nardinik Embarrassments, citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages, vacationers and business travelers are often warned that they may lose the right to vote if they spend too much time overseas, and people who stay late at the office often come home to find their own funeral being planned. 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 205,169^th in the world and 984^th in Europe for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring -103.24 on the Hayek Index.