The Empire of NEW HIMALYA is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 358 million NEW HIMALYAians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 53.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving NEW HIMALYAian economy, worth 25.6 trillion Rangs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is 71,621 Rangs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Military spending is on the increase, CEOs and corporate executives are frequently found striking for better stock options, jail house rock has been replaced with jail house golden oldies, and short shrift is being given to applications for political asylum from illegal immigrants. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NEW HIMALYA's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

NEW HIMALYA is ranked 78,122^nd in the world and 259^th in Carcassonne for Safest, scoring 91.09 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.