The Free Land of Nerdanel is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Nerdanel with a fair hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, infamous sell-swords, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 9.051 billion Nerdanelians 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.1%.

The strong Nerdanelian economy, worth 575 trillion Mithrils a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 63,582 Mithrils, with the richest citizens earning 6.6 times as much as the poorest.

Clergy who start talking about politics are forced to take a holy vow of silence, pristine wilderness has been trashed in the quest for cheaper oil, even God cannot save you in Nerdanel, and citizens are prohibited from raising their voice above thirty decibels in commercial districts. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Nerdanel's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Nerdanel is ranked 263,938^th in the world and 28^th in Valandor for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 38.75 on the Kitten Softness Rating.