The Empire of Nova Berlim is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, keen interest in outer space, and digital currency. The hard-nosed population of 529 million Nova Berlimians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, although Administration, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vicente dos Mosquetes. The average income tax rate is 48.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Nova Berlimian economy, worth 43.1 trillion Reais a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 81,560 Reais, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century, businesses that prove successful are immediately broken up, dubiously qualified Skandilundian barristers keep referring to laws as 'government guidelines', and citizens have to dodge their neighbors' drones while getting the morning paper. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nova Berlim's national animal is the Serpente, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Nova Berlim is ranked 104,020^th in the world and 938^th in 10000 Islands for Smartest Citizens, with 32.16 quips per hour.