The Volcanic Islands of Nistriabar is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by The Prime Alderman with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 7.072 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 Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mako. The average income tax rate is 92.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nistriabarian economy, worth a remarkable 1,532 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 common. Average income is an amazing 216,690 Nistis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Not many kids know Shakespeare's Hamlet but most of them have seen unofficial sequel Hamlet III - The Search For Osric, the long arm of the law possesses a rather slow hand, government officials frequently cut taxes as a distraction from antics with their secretaries, and suspicious glow-in-the-dark wasps remain a source of terror and awe. Crime is totally unknown. 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 308,667^th in the world and 9,411^th in The North Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -15.55 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.