The Volcanic Islands of Nistriabar is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by The Prime Alderman with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, infamous sell-swords, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.834 billion Nistrians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mako. The average income tax rate is 81.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nistriabarian economy, worth 517 trillion Nistis a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 182,741 Nistis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Foreigners must sell an arm and a leg to afford surgery in Nistriabar, any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property, advert breaks are played at lower volumes to make them easier to ignore, and economists claim no news is good news. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nistriabar's national animal is the White Shark, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is State Atheism.

Nistriabar is ranked 43,946^th in the world and 1,215^th in The North Pacific for Most Stationary, with 481.5378168156 Days.