The Sovereign Isle of Nova Zemlya is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Primer Ductus Alia Arxemet with a fair hand, and renowned for its smutty television, hatred of cheese, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 23.792 billion Zemlyans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arthane. The average income tax rate is 83.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Nova Zemlyan economy, worth a remarkable 2,362 trillion drosses a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Gambling. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 99,278 drosses, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is continually probing the galaxy in search of alien life, foreign nations often blame poverty and terrorism on Nova Zemlyan selfishness, artists attempt to convince the Hardship Fund that their unmade bed is a masterpiece, and delivery truck companies use hospital parking lots to store 16-wheelers. Crime is totally unknown. Nova Zemlya's national animal is the aether eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Nova Zemlya is ranked 68,752^nd in the world and 4,434^th in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 72.22 law-abiding acts per hour.