The Constitutional Monarchy of Nevelja is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Skander Ejup with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, unlimited-speed roads, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 2.372 billion Nevelyans are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kriezyl. The average income tax rate is 39.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Neveljan economy, worth 379 trillion Issies a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 159,854 Issies, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, cars speed down national highways while drivers sleep at the wheel, police detectives carry phrenology calipers as part of their standard kit, and confessions don't count if suffixed with "izzle". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nevelja's national animal is the Eurasian Lynx, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Protestantism.

Nevelja is ranked 44,296^th in the world and 433^rd in Europe for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.48 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.