The Most Serene Republic of New Iridescence is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.775 billion New Iridescenceans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lepidoptera. The average income tax rate is 77.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong New Iridescencean economy, worth 117 trillion nacres a year, is highly specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 66,114 nacres, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Birth rates have hit an all-time low, people with political aspirations study how to make balloon animals, Leader is famed for giving great back rubs, and the old neighbourhood isn't how most New Iridescenceans remember it. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Iridescence's national animal is the butterfly, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

New Iridescence is ranked 19,817^th in the world and 653^rd in the South Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 7,326.98 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.