The Protectorate of Neranthe is a massive, genial nation, notable for its compulsory military service, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 2.618 billion Nerantheans 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 enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 73.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Neranthean economy, worth 24.3 trillion solariis a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 9,299 solariis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Neranthe's national animal is the dingi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Neranthe is ranked 63,017^th in the world and 55^th in Kantrias for Lowest Crime Rates, with 73.32 law-abiding acts per hour.