The Free Land of Noupays is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Sage Noupays with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, free-roaming dinosaurs, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 10.516 billion Noupaysiens enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sagemeadowbrookville. The average income tax rate is 65.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Noupaysien economy, worth a remarkable 3,225 trillion Noups a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 306,723 Noups, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Sports fans complain that cricket tests now last an unbearable ten days, recent events in Dàguó have been classified 'for Sage Noupays's eyes only', you can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health, and Sage Noupays's speeches are beloved by insomniacs. Crime is totally unknown. Noupays's national animal is the Blue Whale, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Noufoi.

Noupays is ranked 22,385^th in the world and 328^th in the West Pacific for Highest Drug Use, scoring 109 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.