The Queen's State of Newman Ruskin is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 22.138 billion Newman Ruskinians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, moralistic, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 75.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Newman Ruskinian economy, worth 262 trillion betales a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 11,867 betales, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, voting is voluntary, and military spending is on the increase. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Newman Ruskin's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Newman Ruskin is ranked 69,855^th in the world and 1^st in Apia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 70.08 law-abiding acts per hour.